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Pledge to a Land

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Shall we not send to other lands Used With Tune: [Shall we not send to other lands]

[Shall we not send to other lands]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. K. Emurian Incipit: 33321 66513 35322 Used With Text: Pledge to a Land

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Pledge to a Land

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Hymnal: Junior Hymns and Songs #92 (1927) First Line: Shall we not send to other lands Languages: English Tune Title: [Shall we not send to other lands]

Pledge to All Lands

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Hymnal: Songs for Juniors #131 (1953) First Line: Shall we not send to other lands Languages: English Tune Title: [Shall we not send to other lands]

Pledge to a Land

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Hymnal: Junior Hymns and Songs #d71 (1938) First Line: Shall we not send to other lands Languages: English

1880 - 1971 Author of "Pledge to a Land" in Junior Hymns and Songs Turner, Nancy Byrd. Born in Boydton, Virginia, July 29, 1880, daughter of Byrd Thornton Turner and Nancy Addison (Harrison) Turner. Composed her first verse at three. First published verse at age of 8--a romantic ballad, "Ruth in the Dentist's Chair" (he fell in love). Her father was an Episcopal minister; they lived in about a dozen small towns or rural communities during her childhood. In 1916, she went to Boston and joined the staff of Youth's Companion. She wrote under many pen names, and published in several magazines. She won numerous awards, including the "Golden Rose" of the New England Poetry Society and the Lyric Associates award of 1951. --Letter from Turner Rose to Jean Woodward Steele, Westminster Press, 1 February 1974, DNAH Archives.