May 9

On May 9, 4 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von Zinzendorf died in 1760; John A. Granade was born in 1763; Thomas Rawson Taylor was born in 1807; Edwin H. Nevin was born in 1814.

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 died on this day in 1760, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Lord our Righteousness”, “O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight” and “Jesu, Still Lead On”.

John A. Granade, who was born on this day in 1763, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Let Thy Kingdom, Blessed Savior”, “Sweet Rivers” and “O Jesus, my Savior, to Thee I submit”.

Thomas Rawson Taylor, who was born on this day in 1807, is remembered in this library for the hymn “I'm But a Stranger Here”.

Edwin H. Nevin, who was born on this day in 1814, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Always With Us”.

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