August 10

On August 10, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Mary A. Lathbury was born in 1841; Joseph Medlicott Scriven died in 1886; William Walsham How died in 1897.

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.

Mary A. Lathbury, who was born on this day in 1841, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Break Thou the Bread of Life” and “Day Is Dying in the West”.

Joseph Medlicott Scriven, who died on this day in 1886, is remembered in this library for the hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”.

William Walsham How, who died on this day in 1897, is remembered in this library for the hymns “O Jesus, Thou Art Standing”, “For all the Saints, who from their labor rest” and “We Give Thee But Thine Own”.

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