May 31

On May 31, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Joachim Neander died in 1680; Horatius Bonar died in 1889.

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.

Joachim Neander, who died on this day in 1680, is remembered in this library for the tunes UNSER HERRSCHER and WUNDERBARER KÖNIG.

Horatius Bonar, who died on this day in 1889, is remembered in this library for the hymns “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”, “I Lay My Sins on Jesus” and “I Was A Wandering Sheep”.

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