Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven

I dearly love a little child

Author: Mary Dana Shindler
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: Mary Dana Shindler

Shindler, Mary Stanley Bunce, née Palmer, better known as Mrs. Dana, was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 15, 1810. In 1835 she was married to Charles E. Dana, of New York, and removed with him to Bloomington, now Muscatine, Iowa, in 1838. Mr. Dana died in 1839, and Mrs. Dana returned to South Carolina. Subsequently she was married to the Rev. Robert D. Shindler, who was Professor in Shelby College, Kentucky, in 1851, and afterwards in Texas. Mrs. Shindler, originally a Presbyterian, was for some time an Unitarian; but of late years she has been a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. As Mary S. B. Dana she published the Southern Harp, 1840, and the Northern Harp, 1841. From these works her hymns have been taken, 8 of which are… Go to person page >

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First Line: I dearly love a little child
Title: Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven
Author: Mary Dana Shindler
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Hymns for Schools and Families #d225

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #549

The Bible Harp #d109

The Golden Harp #d129

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #984

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The Public School Singing Book #113b

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