October 7

On October 7, 5 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Samuel Webbe was born in 1740; Henry Alford was born in 1810; Folliott Sandford Pierpoint was born in 1835; George James Webb died in 1887; Oliver Wendell Holmes died in 1894.

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 Webbe, who was born on this day in 1740, is remembered in this library for the tune CONSOLATOR (WEBBE).

Henry Alford, who was born on this day in 1810, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”, “Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand” and “Forward! be Our Watchword”.

Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, who was born on this day in 1835, is remembered in this library for the hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth”.

George James Webb, who died on this day in 1887, is remembered in this library for the tune WEBB.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, who died on this day in 1894, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Lord of All Being, Throned Afar” and “O Love Divine, that stooped to share”.

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