September 27

On September 27, this anniversary falls in the history of the hymns in this library: Robert Robinson was born in 1735.

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.

Robert Robinson, who was born on this day in 1735, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” and “Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee”.

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