April 29

On April 29, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Melchior Teschner was born in 1584; J. H. Gilmore was born in 1834; J. N. Darby died in 1882.

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.

Melchior Teschner, who was born on this day in 1584, is remembered in this library for the tune VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN.

J. H. Gilmore, who was born on this day in 1834, is remembered in this library for the hymn “He Leadeth Me”.

J. N. Darby, who died on this day in 1882, is remembered in this library for the hymn “The Lord is our leader”.

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