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[Sometimes when morning lights the sky]
Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Grace Wilbur Conant Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 33255 32553 5127 Used With Text: God Is Near
[Sometimes when morning lights the sky]
God Is Near
Author: Elizabeth McE. Shields Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Sometimes when morning lights the sky Lyrics: 1 Sometimes when morning lights the sky
And gladness fills the air,
I feel like telling things to God,
He seems so very near.
2 Sometimes when flowers are in bloom
And birds are singing clear,
I feel like singing things to God,
He must be very near.
3 Sometimes when trees are standing tall
With branches in the air,
I feel like saying things to God,
I know he must be near.
4 Sometimes when work and play are don
And evening stars appear,
I feel like whispering things to God,
He is so very near.
Topics: Songs Suitable for Primary; God's Presence; Prayer; God's World Universe Used With Tune: [Sometimes when morning lights the sky]
God Is Near
God Is Near
Author: Elizabeth McE. Shields Hymnal: Children's Hymnal #62 (1957) First Line: Sometimes when morning lights the sky Lyrics: 1 Sometimes when morning lights the sky
And gladness fills the air,
I feel like telling things to God,
He seems so very near.
2 Sometimes when flowers are in bloom
And birds are singing clear,
I feel like singing things to God,
He must be very near.
3 Sometimes when trees are standing tall
With branches in the air,
I feel like saying things to God,
I know he must be near.
4 Sometimes when work and play are don
And evening stars appear,
I feel like whispering things to God,
He is so very near.
Topics: Songs Suitable for Primary; God's Presence; Prayer; God's World Universe Languages: English Tune Title: [Sometimes when morning lights the sky]
God Is Near
God Is Near
Author: Elizabeth McE. Shields Hymnal: Worship and Conduct Songs #11 (1929) First Line: Sometimes when morning lights the sky Languages: English Tune Title: [Sometimes when morning lights the sky]
God Is Near
God Is Near
Author: Elizabeth McE. Shields; Mary Grace Martin Hymnal: Hymns for Primary Worship #41 (1946) First Line: Sometimes when morning lights the sky Languages: English Tune Title: [Sometimes when morning lights the sky]
God Is Near
Grace Wilbur Conant
1858 - 1948 Composer of "[Sometimes when morning lights the sky]" in Children's Hymnal Pseudonym: A. B. Ponsonby.
Born: September 9, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts.
Died: April 7, 1948, Malden, Massachusetts.
Grace remained single all her life. Her middle name was her mother’s maiden name. She served as musical editor for the Kindergarten Review for at least six years, starting in 1908. Her works include:
Songs for Little People, with Frances Weld Danielson (Boston, Massachusetts: The Pilgrim Press, 1905)
Worship and Song, with Benjamin S. Winchester (Pilgrim Press, 1913)
Religious Dangers of Modern Tendencies in So-Called Religious Songs, 1917
Song and Play for Children, with Frances Weld Danielson (Pilgrim Press, 1925)
--The Cyber Hymnal
Grace Wilbur Conant
Elizabeth McEwen Shields
1879 - 1962 Person Name: Elizabeth McE. Shields Author of "God Is Near" in Children's Hymnal 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.
Elizabeth McEwen Shields
