November 6

On November 6, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Benjamin Hall Kennedy was born in 1804; John Page Hopps was born in 1834; Théodore Monod was born in 1836.

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.

Benjamin Hall Kennedy, who was born on this day in 1804, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know”.

John Page Hopps, who was born on this day in 1834, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Father, Lead Me Day by Day”.

Théodore Monod, who was born on this day in 1836, is remembered in this library for the hymn “None of Self and All of Thee”.

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