March 31

On March 31, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: John Wyeth was born in 1770; Charles S. Robinson was born in 1829; Maxwell N. Cornelius died in 1893; John Stainer died in 1901.

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 Wyeth, who was born on this day in 1770, is remembered in this library for the tune CONSOLATION.

Charles S. Robinson, who was born on this day in 1829, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Savior, I Follow On”.

Maxwell N. Cornelius, who died on this day in 1893, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Sometime We'll Understand”.

John Stainer, who died on this day in 1901, is remembered in this library for the tune EVENING PRAYER.

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