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Margaret Mackay

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 (15)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleepMargaret Mackay (Author)English864
At sove ind i Gud, hvor skjøntMackay (Author)Norwegian2
Christ Jesus ed iṡtiŋma piMargaret Mackay (Author)Dakota1
Dormir en Cristo, dulce bienMargaret McKay (Author)Spanish4
Durmiendo en calma en el SeñorMargaret Mackay (Author)Spanish2
Gracious Spirit, from on highMargaret Mackay (Author)2
How blessed the righteous when he diesMargaret Mackay (Author)English1
Im Herrn entschlafen, süße Ruh'Margaret Mackay (Author)German4
Im Herrn entschlummert, sel'ge Ruh', Der Müden Augen schließest duMargaret Mackay (Author)German9
இயேசுவினில் இளைப்பாறினால் (Iyēcuviṉil iḷaippāṟiṉāl)Margaret Mackay (Author)Tamil2
Saints above hold sweet communionMrs. Mackay (Author)2
So schlaf denn wohl in Jesu ArmMargaret Mackay (Author)German4
Turog ken Jesus nanamay!Margaret Mackay (Author)Tagalog2
We praise Thee, O God! for the Son of Thy loveMackay (Author)English1
主裡安睡,何等有福! (Zhǔ lǐ ānshuì, héděng yǒufú!)Margaret Mackay (Author)Chinese2

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