Education
University of Otago.
(FAITH MAKES THE SONG - This is the third collection of hy...)
FAITH MAKES THE SONG - This is the third collection of hymns by Shirley Erena Murray to be released by Hope Publishing Company (2003), and contains her new hymns written between 1997 and 2002. Her first collection, "In Every Corner Sing" (1992), contains 84 of her hymns, all but four of which appear with music. "Every Day in Your Spirit" (1996) contains 41 hymns, 37 of which are set to a hymn tune. - Song Book - Hymn Collection - Shirley Erena Murray - Song Book
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(TOUCH THE EARTH LIGHTLY - The fourth collection of hymns ...)
TOUCH THE EARTH LIGHTLY - The fourth collection of hymns by Shirley Erena Murray, featuring new texts written between 2003 and 2008 with tunes by both new and established composers - Tony Alonso, Jillian Bray, Colin Gibson, Per Harling, Jane Marshall, and I-to Loh...just to name a few. Earlier volumes include "In Every Corner Sing," "Every Day in Your Spirit," and "Faith Makes the Song." The majority of Shirley's earlier hymns can also be found on the Online Hymnody section of our webpage. - Song Book - Hymn Collection - Shirley Erena Murray - Shirley Erena Murray - Song Book - 172 Pages.
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(IN EVERY CORNER SING - 100 or so hymns by New Zealand's a...)
IN EVERY CORNER SING - 100 or so hymns by New Zealand's and the Presbyterian Church's gift to hymnwriting - Shirley Erena Murray. Many appear here with new tunes. - Song Book - Hymn Collection - Shirley Erena Murray - Song Book
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(This book features 80 hymns of Shirley Erena Murray arran...)
This book features 80 hymns of Shirley Erena Murray arranged for voice (SATB) & piano with lyrics & verses. In addition to the music, there are several indexes included.
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University of Otago.
Her hymns have been translated into numerous languages and are represented in more than 140 hymn collections. Born a Methodist in Invercargill, she earned a Master of Arts degree with honours in Classics and French from the University of Otago. She later worked as a teacher and researcher
Her hymn writing started in the 1970s and often used the congregation of Street Andrew"s as a testing place for the hymns.
Many different composers have put music to her hymn texts. Her hymns have been translated into several European and Asian languages and are represented in more than 140 hymn books around the world.
In addition to New Zealand, they are particularly used in North America. Among her most known hymns are "Hymn for Anzac Day", "Where Mountains Rise to Open Skies", "Our life has its Seasons", "Star Child" and "Upside Down Christmas".
Professor and hymn writer Colin Gibson, who has set music to some of her songs, described Murray"s hymns in 2009 as "distinguished by their inclusive language and their innovative use of Māori, their bold appropriation of secular terms and their original poetic imagery drawn from nature and domestic life, but equally by the directness with which they confront contemporary issues."
In 2006, she became a fellow of the Royal School of Church Music.
She received an honorary doctor of literature degree from the University of Otago in 2009. The same year, she was named a fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
(TOUCH THE EARTH LIGHTLY - The fourth collection of hymns ...)
(FAITH MAKES THE SONG - This is the third collection of hy...)
(IN EVERY CORNER SING - 100 or so hymns by New Zealand's a...)
(This book features 80 hymns of Shirley Erena Murray arran...)