March 16

On March 16, 7 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Georg Neumark was born in 1621; M. A. Kidder was born in 1820; William Henry Monk was born in 1823; John Baptiste Calkin was born in 1827; B. R. Hanby died in 1867; Ernst W. Olson was born in 1870; Henry J. Zelley died in 1942.

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.

Georg Neumark, who was born on this day in 1621, is remembered in this library for the hymn “If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee”.

M. A. Kidder, who was born on this day in 1820, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Is My Name Written There?” and “Open the Door for the Children”.

William Henry Monk, who was born on this day in 1823, is remembered in this library for the tunes ENERGY, EVENTIDE and NATIVITY.

John Baptiste Calkin, who was born on this day in 1827, is remembered in this library for the tunes NOX PRAECESSIT and WALTHAM (CALKIN).

B. R. Hanby, who died on this day in 1867, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Who Is He in Yonder Stall”.

Ernst W. Olson, who was born on this day in 1870, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Children of the Heavenly Father”.

Henry J. Zelley, who died on this day in 1942, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Heavenly Sunlight” and “He Brought Me Out”.

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