May 26

On May 26, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von Zinzendorf was born in 1700; Hans G. Nägeli was born in 1773; William Hunter was born in 1811; Francis Bottome was born in 1823.

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.

Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von Zinzendorf, who was born on this day in 1700, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Lord our Righteousness”, “O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight” and “Jesu, Still Lead On”.

Hans G. Nägeli, who was born on this day in 1773, is remembered in this library for the tunes DENNIS and NAOMI.

William Hunter, who was born on this day in 1811, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Great Physician”, “The Christian's Rest” and “Joyfully Onward”.

Francis Bottome, who was born on this day in 1823, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Comforter Has Come” and “Sing of His Mighty Love”.

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