November 23

On November 23, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Thomas Tallis died in 1585; John Bowring died in 1872; S. Dryden Phelps died in 1895.

Each date below is given only where two independent sources — Hymnary.org and Wikidata — agree on the year, and the day itself comes from Wikidata. Dates before the 1750s are given as they were recorded at the time, in the Old Style calendar where that was in use.

Thomas Tallis, who died on this day in 1585, is remembered in this library for the tunes TALLIS' CANON and THIRD MODE MELODY.

John Bowring, who died on this day in 1872, is remembered in this library for the hymns “In the Cross of Christ”, “Watchman, Tell Us of the Night” and “God Is Love”.

S. Dryden Phelps, who died on this day in 1895, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Something for Jesus”.

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