September 12

On September 12, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Edward Miller died in 1807; George Duffield was born in 1818; John King died in 1858.

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.

Edward Miller, who died on this day in 1807, is remembered in this library for the tune ROCKINGHAM OLD.

George Duffield, who was born on this day in 1818, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”.

John King, who died on this day in 1858, is remembered in this library for the hymn “When His Salvation Bringing”.

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