Lillian Alison Tait Sheldon (10 September 1865 - 10 January 1925)[1] was an American composer[2] and organist[3] who composed many hymns.[4]
Sheldon was born in Gouverneur, New York[5][6] to Lucretia Maria and George Peter Tait. She married James Otis Sheldon and they had two children.[7] Little is known about Sheldon’s education. She was the organist of the First Presbyterian Church in Gouverneur from 1885 until her death in 1925.[8] Although most of her compositions were hymns, her “Rock-a-By Baby Lullaby” was published in the January 1897 edition of Ladies Home Journal.[9]
Sheldon’s music was also published by B.F. Woods Music Co.,[10] J. Fischer & Brother,[11] and Oliver Ditson Co.[12] Her compositions, all for voice and piano, included:
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