November 26

On November 26, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: William Cowper was born in 1731; H. L. Hastings was born in 1831; I. Baltzell was born in 1832; E. T. Cassel was born in 1849.

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.

William Cowper, who was born on this day in 1731, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Praise for the Fountain opened”, “Walking with God” and “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”.

H. L. Hastings, who was born on this day in 1831, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Bright Forever”.

I. Baltzell, who was born on this day in 1832, is remembered in this library for the hymn “I Want to Be a Worker”.

E. T. Cassel, who was born on this day in 1849, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The King's Business” and “Loyalty to Christ”.

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