October 10

On October 10, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Samuel Johnson was born in 1822; W. A. Ogden was born in 1841; P. H. Brown died in 1861; George Bennard died in 1958.

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.

Samuel Johnson, who was born on this day in 1822, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Onward, Christian! though the region”.

W. A. Ogden, who was born on this day in 1841, is remembered in this library for the hymns “He Is Able to Deliver Thee” and “Look and Live”.

P. H. Brown, who died on this day in 1861, is remembered in this library for the hymn “For a Revival”.

George Bennard, who died on this day in 1958, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Old Rugged Cross”.

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