July 29

On July 29, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Mary Peters died in 1856; Frank E. Graeff died in 1919; William M. Runyan died in 1957.

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.

Mary Peters, who died on this day in 1856, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Through the Love of God Our Savior”.

Frank E. Graeff, who died on this day in 1919, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Does Jesus Care?”.

William M. Runyan, who died on this day in 1957, is remembered in this library for the tune FAITHFULNESS (RUNYAN).

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