October 3

On October 3, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Eliza H. Hamilton was born in 1807; Samuel Longfellow died in 1892.

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.

Eliza H. Hamilton, who was born on this day in 1807, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Take Me as I Am”.

Samuel Longfellow, who died on this day in 1892, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Again, as evening's shadow falls”, “O Still in Accents Sweet” and “Love for All”.

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