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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)sort iconAsInstances
Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleepMargaret Mackay (Author)811
At even when the sun did setMargaret Mackay (Author)1
Christ Jesus ed iṡtiŋma piMargaret Mackay (Author)1
Dormir en Cristo, dulce bienMargaret Mackay (Author)3
Gracious Spirit, from on highMargaret Mackay (Author)2
How blessed the righteous when he diesMargaret Mackay (Author)1
Im Herrn entschlafen, suesse Ruh'Margaret Mackay (Author)3
Im Herrn entschlummert, sel'ge-Ruh', Der MuedenMargaret Mackay (Author)11
Saints above hold sweet communionMargaret Mackay (Author)2
So schlaf denn wohl in Jesu ArmMargaret Mackay (Author)5