September 18

On September 18, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Oliver Holden was born in 1765; C. R. Blackall was born in 1830.

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.

Oliver Holden, who was born on this day in 1765, is remembered in this library for the hymn “God Is Present Everywhere”.

C. R. Blackall, who was born on this day in 1830, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Triumph By and By”.

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