April 14

On April 14, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Johann Olearius died in 1684; Eliza H. Hamilton died in 1868; William F. Sherwin died in 1888.

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.

Johann Olearius, who died on this day in 1684, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Comfort, comfort ye my people”.

Eliza H. Hamilton, who died on this day in 1868, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Take Me as I Am”.

William F. Sherwin, who died on this day in 1888, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Sound the Battle Cry”.

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