A Child's Prayer

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We thank Thee, loving Father, For sleep and food and play

Author: Elizabeth McEwen Shields (1935)
Tune: [We thank Thee, loving Father] (Curry)
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Elizabeth McEwen Shields

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. Go to person page >

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First Line:	We thank Thee, loving Father, For sleep and food and play
Title:	A Child's Prayer
Author:	Elizabeth McEwen Shields (1935)
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1935, by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education