August 16

On August 16, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Francis Wade died in 1786; C. G. Gläser died in 1829.

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.

John Francis Wade, who died on this day in 1786, is remembered in this library for the hymns “O Come, All Ye Faithful” and “Come Hither, Ye Faithful”.

C. G. Gläser, who died on this day in 1829, is remembered in this library for the tune AZMON.

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