July 2

On July 2, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: H. O. C. Zinck was born in 1746; Samuel Wolcott was born in 1813; Washington Gladden died in 1918.

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.

H. O. C. Zinck, who was born on this day in 1746, is remembered in this library for the tune ESBJERG.

Samuel Wolcott, who was born on this day in 1813, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Christ for the World”.

Washington Gladden, who died on this day in 1918, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee”.

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