October 18

On October 18, 3 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: William Hunter died in 1877; Eben E. Rexford died in 1916; Charles C. Converse died in 1918.

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.

William Hunter, who died on this day in 1877, is remembered in this library for the hymns “The Great Physician”, “The Christian's Rest” and “Joyfully Onward”.

Eben E. Rexford, who died on this day in 1916, is remembered in this library for the hymn “O Where Are the Reapers?”.

Charles C. Converse, who died on this day in 1918, is remembered in this library for the tune UNTITLED.

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