December 5

On December 5, 5 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791; Mary Ann Thomson was born in 1834; Judson W. Van DeVenter was born in 1855; B. F. White died in 1879; H. S. Cutler died in 1902.

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.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who died on this day in 1791, is remembered in this library for the tunes ARIEL and MOZART.

Mary Ann Thomson, who was born on this day in 1834, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O Zion, Haste”.

Judson W. Van DeVenter, who was born on this day in 1855, is remembered in this library for the hymn “I Surrender All”.

B. F. White, who died on this day in 1879, is remembered in this library for the tune BEACH SPRING.

H. S. Cutler, who died on this day in 1902, is remembered in this library for the tune ALL SAINTS NEW.

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