May 13

On May 13, 5 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Siegfried A. Mahlmann was born in 1771; John Sullivan Dwight was born in 1813; W. P. Mackay was born in 1839; Arthur Sullivan was born in 1842; Parley Parker Pratt died in 1857.

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.

Siegfried A. Mahlmann, who was born on this day in 1771, is remembered in this library for the hymn “God Bless Our Native Land”.

John Sullivan Dwight, who was born on this day in 1813, is remembered in this library for the hymn “God Bless Our Native Land”.

W. P. Mackay, who was born on this day in 1839, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Revive Us Again”.

Arthur Sullivan, who was born on this day in 1842, is remembered in this library for the tunes ST. EDMUND (SULLIVAN) and ST. GERTRUDE.

Parley Parker Pratt, who died on this day in 1857, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Bower of Prayer”.

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