1821–1896

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 10, 1855, Not­ting­ham, Eng­land.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 21, 1882.

Pseudonyms

Biography

Mary was the daugh­ter of John Man­ning of Not­ting­ham, and wife of Ar­thur Black (mar­ried 1879).

Before mar­riage, she wrote a num­ber of hymns un­der the name of May Man­ning for the an­ni­ver­sa­ries of a vil­lage school in which she was in­ter­est­ed.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. There’s a Fold Both Safe and Hap­py

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