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We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love
Author: William P. Mackay Appears in 1,288 hymnals Used With Tune: SELBY
We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love
My Jesus, I Love Thee
Appears in 1,131 hymnals First Line: My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine Used With Tune: [My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine]
My Jesus, I Love Thee
We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love
Author: William P. Mackay Hymnal: Praise Songs #85a (1897) Languages: English Tune Title: SELBY
We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love
My Jesus, I Love Thee
Hymnal: The Calvary Hymnal #90 (1891) First Line: My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine Languages: English Tune Title: [My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine]
My Jesus, I Love Thee
W. P. Mackay
1839 - 1885 Person Name: William P. Mackay Author of "We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love" in Praise Songs Mackay, William Paton, M.D., was born at Montrose, May 13, 1839, and educated at the University of Edinburgh. After following his medical profession for a time, he became minister of Prospect Street Presbyterian Church, Hull, in 1868, and died from an accident, at Portree, Aug. 22, 1885. Seventeen of his hymns are in W. Reid's Praise Book, 1872. Of these the best known is "We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love" (Praise to God), written 1863, recast 1867. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907)
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Born: May 13, 1839, Montrose, Scotland.
Died: August 22, 1885, Portree, Scotland, of an accident.
Mackay graduated from the University of Edinburgh and initially worked as a doctor. However, he was ordained, and in 1868 became pastor of the Prospect Street Presbyterian Church in Hull. He married Mary Loughton Livingstone 1868 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire; they were living in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, as of 1881. Seventeen of his hymns appeared in W. Reid’s Praise Book in 1872.
Sources:
Hustad, p. 278
Julian, p. 1667
Reynolds, p. 365
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/c/mackay_wp.htm
W. P. Mackay
Bertram Luard-Selby
1853 - 1918 Person Name: B. Laurd Selby Composer of "SELBY" in Praise Songs
Bertram Luard-Selby
