October 28

On October 28, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Henry Harbaugh was born in 1817; James P. Carrell died in 1854.

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.

Henry Harbaugh, who was born on this day in 1817, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Jesus, I Live to Thee”.

James P. Carrell, who died on this day in 1854, is remembered in this library for the tune NEW BRITAIN.

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