Michael Bruce

Short Name: Michael Bruce
Full Name: Bruce, Michael, 1746-1767
Birth Year: 1746
Death Year: 1767

Bruce, Michael, son of a Scottish weaver, was born at Kinnesswood, Portmoak, Kinrossshire, Scotland, March 27,1746, and educated at the village school, Edinburgh University (where he first became acquainted with John Logan), and the Theological Hall of the Associate Synod, held at Kinross, under the Rev. John Swanston, intending ultimately to enter the ministry, a hope which was frustrated by his untimely death. To assist in procuring University fees and maintenance he for some time conducted a school, during the recess, at Gairney Bridge, and subsequently at Forrest Mill, near Tillicoultry. Whilst yet a student he died at Kinnesswood, July 5th, 1767.

[Also, see Logan, John]
The names of Michael Bruce and John Logan are brought together because of the painful controversy which has long prevailed concerning the authorship of certain Hymns and Paraphrases of Holy Scripture which are in extensive use in the Christian Church both at home and abroad. During the latter years of Bruce's short life he wrote various Poems, and also Hymns for a singing class at Kinnesswood, which were well known to his family and neighbours, and were eventually copied out by Bruce himself in a quarto MS. book, with the hope that some day he might see them in print. Immediately upon his death, in 1767, Logan called upon his father and requested the loan of this book that he might publish the contents for the benefit of the family. This was granted. Not till three years afterwards did a certain work, containing seventeen poems, and entitled Poems on Several Occasions , by Michael Bruce, 1770, appear, with a Preface in which it was stated that some of the Poems were by others than Bruce.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Wikipedia Biography

Michael Bruce (27 March 1746 – 5 July 1767) was a Scottish poet and hymnist.

Texts by Michael Bruce (29)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
All nature dies, and lives againMichael Bruce (Author)English27
Almighty father of mankindMichael Bruce (Author)English32
அப்பா நீரே எம் தந்தையே (Appā nīrē em tantaiyē)Michael Bruce (Author)Tamil2
As Jesus died, and rose againMichael Bruce, 1746-1767 (Author)English7
Behold! the mountain of the LordMichael Bruce, 1746-67 (Author)English45
Few are thy days, and full of woeMichael Bruce (Author)English17
Gay is thy morning flattering hopeMichael Bruce (Author)4
How happy are the young who hearMichael Bruce (Author)English8
O happy is the man who hearsMichael Bruce (Author)English165
How happy is the youth who hearsMichael Bruce (Author)English2
Let Isr'l, to the Prince of PeaceMichael Bruce (Author)2
Messiah at Thy glad approachMichael Bruce (Author)English23
O city of the Lord, beginMichael Bruce, 1746-1767 (Author)English6
O God of Bethel, by Whose handMichael Bruce (1746-1767) (Alterer)English13
O let triumphant faith dispelMichael Bruce, 1746-1767 (Author)English1
قد مضى الرب الى عرشه السامي الرفيعMichael Bruce (Author)Arabic1
Sing to the Lord in joyful strainsMichael Bruce (Author)English2
Take comfort, Christians, when your friendsMichael Bruce (Author)English2
The beam that shines from Zion hillMichael Bruce (Author)English2
The hour of my departure's comeBruce (Author)English10
The Lord who once on Calvary bledMichael Bruce (Author)1
The mighty flood that rolls alongMichael Bruce (Author)7
The saints of God from death set freeM. Bruce (1746-1767) (Author)English3
The time draws nigh when from the cloudsMichael Bruce (Author)English13
The winter past reviving flowersMichael Bruce (Author)9
To us a child of hope is bornBruce (Author)English6
When Jesus, by the Virgin broughtMichael Bruce (Author (attributed to))English2
Where high the heavenly temple standsMichael Bruce (Author)English118
Wisdom has treasures greater farMichael Bruce (Author)English6

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