November 28

On November 28, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Bunyan was born in 1628; Ludvig Mathias Lindeman was born in 1812; Benjamin Webb was born in 1819; John R. Clements was born in 1868.

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.

John Bunyan, who was born on this day in 1628, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Who would true valor see”.

Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, who was born on this day in 1812, is remembered in this library for the tunes JEG HAR MIN SAG TIL GUD HJEMSTILT, KIRKEN DEN ER ET GAMMELT HUS and OVER KEDRON JESUS TRAEDER.

Benjamin Webb, who was born on this day in 1819, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High”.

John R. Clements, who was born on this day in 1868, is remembered in this library for the hymns “No Night There” and “Somebody”.

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