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| Short Name: | Elizabeth McEwen Shields |
| Full Name: | Shields, Elizabeth McEwen, 1879-1962 |
| Birth Year: | 1879 |
| Death Year: | 1962 |
Shields, Elizabeth McEwen. (Camden, South Carolina, September 22, 1879--May 5, 1962, Asheville, North Carolina). She was named for her grandmother, Elizabeth McEwen of South Carolina. Director, Children's Work of the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education; Chair, children's section of what is now known as the National Council of Churches. Published many books for children, including Junior Hymns and Songs and Worship and Conduct Songs.
--Tina Schneider, from information in the DNAH Archives, which includes correspondence from Elizabeth McEwen Shield's sister.
Tunes by Elizabeth McEwen Shields (29) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| [All things were made by Him] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 3 | 55555 53456 23456 |
| [Be ye kind one to another] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 54334 56643 24321 |
| [Do you know who made the night] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 3 | 33631 23336 31232 |
| [Friend! Friends! Friends!] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 4 | 35212 23525 11223 |
| [God bless our work and bless our play] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 33353 12314 3321 |
| [Hear the church bells sweetly ringing] | E. McE. S. (Composer) | 4 | 53534 24235 42171 |
| [I wake in the morning] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 3 | 53561 75232 15671 |
| [Into the woods my Master went] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 11116 12713 17213 |
| [Lord, help me live from day to day] (Shields) | Elizabeth M. Shields (Composer) | 9 | 54333 23447 66765 |
| [Over all the world God's children play] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 17656 31233 63731 |
| [On a bed of sweet, new hay] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 12323 45123 23453 |
| [Our Father made the ocean] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 54276 51176 71664 |
| [Over the ground is a mat of green] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 3 | 12321 25312 23543 |
| [Surely the Lord is in this place] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer (melody)) | 3 | 55432 171 |
| [Thank you, Father, for the sky] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 3 | 53123 65432 3543 |
| [The children are singing a glad song today] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 53211 76576 55171 |
| [The earth is the Lord's] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 11641 11641 67165 |
| [The little flowers peep through the ground] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 4 | 51534 56551 53456 |
| [The Lord bless thee and keep thee] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 3 | 13434 53366 67751 |
| [The world is a beautiful, wonderful home] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 31761 76754 33232 |
| [There's work in the world that the children may do] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 51761 34576 51171 |
| [This is the way the snowflakes fall] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 33333 53311 22313 |
| [Useful to my home folk] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 43216 17257 66565 |
| [We sing as we work] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 12564 12564 12564 |
| [We thank Thee, Father, for our homes] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 35314 32317 24433 |
| [When mother speaks, I'll try to mind] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 53535 35313 34213 |
| [When snowflakes fall I know the one] | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 35342 53421 32531 |
| [Who has seen the wind?] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 53231 61765 54764 |
| [Why do bells for Christmas ring?] (Shields) | Elizabeth McE. Shields (Composer) | 2 | 15165 35151 65353 |
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