Introduction

Marguerite was the wife of Or­in Da­vid Gar­rett (mar­ried June 1908). Note: Some sourc­es spell her giv­en name as Mar­gue­ritte, but her tomb­stone and bio­gra­phy use on­ly one ’T’.

While liv­ing near Ak­ron, Ohio, she came to Christ after hear­ing ser­mons by El­der E. D. Par­ker.

She was head of the mu­sic de­part­ment at Mt. Mor­ris Col­lege, Il­li­nois, for three years, and in 1895, be­came the first mu­sic di­rect­or at Man­ches­ter Col­lege, In­di­ana (now Man­ches­ter Uni­ver­si­ty).

She vi­sit­ed the Ho­ly Land in 1906, which pro­vid­ed in­spir­a­tion for some of her songs.

“I can­not say when I first be­gan to sing. I know my heart has al­ways been full of song, and had it not been for this ‘bub­bling ov­er’ out­let it would have burst long ago.

“I ne­ver in­tend to quit. In fact, this lit­tle life of mine is just a get­ting rea­dy time for a sweet­er songs­hip after while.”

Marguerite Garrett

Works

• History and Mes­sage of Hymns (El­gin, Il­li­nois: El­gin Press, 1924), with Will­iam Beery. Co­py­right records show her liv­ing in Se­bring, Flo­ri­da at the time.