May 15

On May 15, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: S. Dryden Phelps was born in 1816; Thomas Hastings died in 1872.

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.

S. Dryden Phelps, who was born on this day in 1816, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Something for Jesus”.

Thomas Hastings, who died on this day in 1872, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Come, Ye Disconsolate”, “Gently Lord, O Gently Lead Us” and “Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning!”.

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