September 11

On September 11, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Anne Houlditch Shepherd was born in 1809; W. McDonald died in 1901.

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.

Anne Houlditch Shepherd, who was born on this day in 1809, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Around the Throne of God in Heaven”.

W. McDonald, who died on this day in 1901, is remembered in this library for the hymn “I Am Coming to the Cross”.

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