August 14

On August 14, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: William Croft died in 1727; Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born in 1810; Sarah Flower Adams died in 1848.

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.

William Croft, who died on this day in 1727, is remembered in this library for the tunes HANOVER and ST. ANNE.

Samuel Sebastian Wesley, who was born on this day in 1810, is remembered in this library for the tune AURELIA.

Sarah Flower Adams, who died on this day in 1848, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Nearer, My God, to Thee”.

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