April 7

On April 7, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Walter Shirley died in 1786; William Mason died in 1797; Abby Hyde died in 1872.

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.

Walter Shirley, who died on this day in 1786, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Sweet the Moments” and “Peace, Troubled Soul”.

William Mason, who died on this day in 1797, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Again the Day Returns”.

Abby Hyde, who died on this day in 1872, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Spirit's Call”, “And canst thou, sinner, slight” and “Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray”.

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