December 27

On December 27, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Goss was born in 1800; Josiah Conder died in 1855; Cyrus S. Nusbaum died in 1937.

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 Goss, who was born on this day in 1800, is remembered in this library for the tunes HUMILITY and PRAISE MY SOUL.

Josiah Conder, who died on this day in 1855, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Bread of Heaven, On Thee We Feed”, “The Lord is King!” and “Daily Bread”.

Cyrus S. Nusbaum, who died on this day in 1937, is remembered in this library for the hymn “His Way with Thee”.

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