September 1

On September 1, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: L. H. Sigourney was born in 1791; Lewis E. Jones died in 1936.

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.

L. H. Sigourney, who was born on this day in 1791, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Blessings of His Grace”.

Lewis E. Jones, who died on this day in 1936, is remembered in this library for the hymn “We Shall See the King Some Day”.

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