October 2

On October 2, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Edward Denny was born in 1796; Allen William Chatfield was born in 1808.

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.

Edward Denny, who was born on this day in 1796, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Light of the Lonely”.

Allen William Chatfield, who was born on this day in 1808, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Lord Jesus, Think on Me”.

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