June 2

On June 2, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Edwin H. Nevin died in 1889; Phoebe A. Hanaford died in 1921.

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.

Edwin H. Nevin, who died on this day in 1889, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Always With Us”.

Phoebe A. Hanaford, who died on this day in 1921, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters”.

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