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Tune Identifier:"^over_the_ground_is_a_mat_shields$"

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[Over the ground is a mat of green] (Shields)

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Elizabeth McEwen Shields Incipit: 12321 25312 23543

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Overtones

Author: Abbie Farwell Brown Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Over the ground is a mat of green Used With Tune: [Over the ground is a mat of green]

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Overtones

Author: Abbie Farwell Brown Hymnal: Junior Hymns and Songs #21 (1927) First Line: Over the ground is a mat of green Languages: English Tune Title: [Over the ground is a mat of green]
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Overtones

Author: Abbie Farwell Brown Hymnal: Worship and Conduct Songs #68 (1929) First Line: Over the ground is a mat of green Languages: English Tune Title: [Over the ground is a mat of green]

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Abbie Farwell Brown

Author of "Overtones" in Worship and Conduct Songs

Elizabeth McEwen Shields

1879 - 1962 Person Name: Elizabeth McE. Shields Composer of "[Over the ground is a mat of green]" in Worship and Conduct Songs 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.
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