July 30

On July 30, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Nahum Tate died in 1715; Maxwell N. Cornelius was born in 1842.

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.

Nahum Tate, who died on this day in 1715, is remembered in this library for the hymns “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks”, “O come, loud anthems let us sing” and “No Change of Time Shall Ever Shock”.

Maxwell N. Cornelius, who was born on this day in 1842, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Sometime We'll Understand”.

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