May 10

On May 10, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Frances Elizabeth Cox was born in 1812; A. Cleveland Coxe was born in 1818; Theodore Parker died in 1860; John Goss died in 1880.

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.

Frances Elizabeth Cox, who was born on this day in 1812, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Jesus Lives! Thy Terrors Now”, “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above” and “Who Are These Like Stars Appearing”.

A. Cleveland Coxe, who was born on this day in 1818, is remembered in this library for the hymns “O Where Are Kings and Empires Now?”, “O Son of God” and “We Are Living, We Are Dwelling”.

Theodore Parker, who died on this day in 1860, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O Thou Great Friend”.

John Goss, who died on this day in 1880, is remembered in this library for the tunes HUMILITY and PRAISE MY SOUL.

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