March 10

On March 10, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Bacchus Dykes was born in 1823; James R. Murray died in 1905; C. Austin Miles died in 1946.

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.

John Bacchus Dykes, who was born on this day in 1823, is remembered in this library for the tunes BEATITUDO, DIES IRAE (DYKES) and MELITA.

James R. Murray, who died on this day in 1905, is remembered in this library for the tune MUELLER.

C. Austin Miles, who died on this day in 1946, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Dwelling in Beulah Land”.

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