May 14

On May 14, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Timothy Dwight was born in 1752; John Leland was born in 1754; Thomas Kelly died in 1855; John Hughes died in 1932.

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.

Timothy Dwight, who was born on this day in 1752, is remembered in this library for the hymns “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” and “Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave”.

John Leland, who was born on this day in 1754, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Evening Song”, “O When Shall I See Jesus” and “Jesus Pleading for Sinners”.

Thomas Kelly, who died on this day in 1855, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Hark! Ten Thousand Harps”, “On the Mountain's Top Appearing” and “Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious”.

John Hughes, who died on this day in 1932, is remembered in this library for the tune CWM RHONDDA.

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