October 26

On October 26, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Philip Doddridge died in 1751; Henry Thomas Smart was born in 1813; E. Prentiss was born in 1818; Francis Pott died in 1909.

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.

Philip Doddridge, who died on this day in 1751, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Happy Day”, “Running the Christian Race” and “Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound”.

Henry Thomas Smart, who was born on this day in 1813, is remembered in this library for the tunes REGENT SQUARE and REX GLORIAE.

E. Prentiss, who was born on this day in 1818, is remembered in this library for the hymn “More Love to Thee”.

Francis Pott, who died on this day in 1909, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Angel Voices, Ever Singing”.

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