| Short Name: | Margaret Mackay |
| Full Name: | Mackay, Margaret, 1802-1887 |
| Birth Year: | 1802 |
| Death Year: | 1887 |
Mackay, Margaret, was born in 1802, and the only daughter of Captain Robert Mackay, of Hedgefield, Inverness. She was married in 1820 to Major William Mackay, of the 68th Light Infantry (afterwards Lt. Colonel) a distinguished officer who died in 1845. Mrs. Mackay died at Cheltenham, Jan. 5, 1887. In addition to various prose works Mrs. Mackay published Thoughts Redeemed; or Lays of Leisure Hours, 1854, which contained 72 original hymns and poems. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
| Texts by Margaret Mackay (10) | As | Instances |
|---|---|---|
| Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 811 |
| At even when the sun did set | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 1 |
| Christ Jesus ed iṡtiŋma pi | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 1 |
| Dormir en Cristo, dulce bien | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 3 |
| Gracious Spirit, from on high | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 2 |
| How blessed the righteous when he dies | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 1 |
| Im Herrn entschlafen, suesse Ruh' | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 3 |
| Im Herrn entschlummert, sel'ge-Ruh', Der Mueden | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 11 |
| Saints above hold sweet communion | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 2 |
| So schlaf denn wohl in Jesu Arm | Margaret Mackay (Author) | 5 |