George Beverly Shea “The Wonder of It All”
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George Beverly Shea - I Wonder.. Lyrics
i wonder who paints the skies so blue
who makes the snow flakes white
who wakes the sun up every day
and lights the stars at night
who perfumes all the roses
early in the spring
and tells each little robin
just what melody to sing
i wonder how each mother knows
what baby tries to say
why little children learn to walk
and someday walk away
i wonder why the rainbow
follows rain and thunder
i wish that i could tell you why
but i can only wonder
--- George Beverly Shea ---
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Biography
Early life and family
George Beverly Shea was born in Winchester, Ontario, Canada on 1 February 1909, the fourth of eight children of Rev. Adam J. Shea (1872-1946),[5] a Wesleyan Methodist Church minister and his wife, Maude Whitney Shea (1881-1971).[6][7]
Shea's siblings included Rev Earl G. Lusk Shea (1900-1964); twins Pauline Lusk Shea (1902-1991) and Phoebe Lusk Shea (1902-1993);[8] J. Whitney Shea (1904-1994), Captain US Army Air Corps WWII;[9] Mrs Mary E. Robinson, who died on 26 March 2007 at the age of 100;[10] Rev. Alton Shea;[11] Mrs Lois Shea Wright (born 1916);[12] and Mrs. Ruth Willett.[13][14]
Church background
The Shea family served at the Wesleyan Methodist church in Houghton, New York (1917-1921); the Sunnyside Wesleyan Methodist church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from 1921;[15][16] at the Willett Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church at Midler Avenue, Syracuse, New York;[17] and the Jersey City, New Jersey Wesleyan Methodist church during his youth.[18]
Spiritual background
Shea himself indicated that he became a Christian at the age of five or six,[19] however made a re-dedication to Christ when he was 18:
[T]here were times when I needed to rededicate my life to the Lord Jesus. When I was 18, my dad was pastoring a church in Ottawa, and I was feeling not too spiritual. The church was having a "special effort," as they called it, for a week. I remember that on Friday night Dad came down from the pulpit, and tenderly placed his hand on my shoulder. He whispered, "I think tonight might be the night, son, when you come back to the Lord." Whatever Dad did or said, I listened to him and respected him. And, yes, that was the night![20]
Shea was converted to Christ at the Sunnyside Wesleyan Methodist Church church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;[21]
Musical background
Shea was taught to play the violin by his father, and the piano and organ by his mother.[22] Shea's deep resonant baritone voice brought early recognition and provided many opportunities for him to sing in his father's church.[23] He began singing at religious meetings in the Ottawa Valley.[24]
Education
Shea attended Annesley College in Ottawa, Ontario,[25] before transferring in 1928 to Houghton College in Houghton, New York, where he studied singing with Herman Baker.[26] While studying at Houghton College, Shea sang with the Houghton College Glee Club.[27] Financial difficulties made it necessary for him to terminate his studies in 1929.[28]
Secular employment
After leaving college, Shea became a clerk in the medical department in the New York City offices of the Mutual of New York Life Insurance Company, where he worked for the next nine years.[29][30]
Marriages and children
Erma L. Scharfe
Shea married his childhood sweetheart[31] Erma L. Scharfe (1908-1976)[32] on 16 June 1934.[33] Shea and his wife Erma had two children: Ronnie and Elaine.[34][35]
Shea's children became Christians at an early age. Shea's daughter Elaine became a Christian at the age of 8 during a Billy Graham Crusade at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California in 1958.[36][37][38] In 1959, Ron responded to an invitation by Billy Graham during one of the Crusade meetings in Sydney, Australia and was counseled by Grady Wilson.[39][40][41]
Erma Shea died in September 1976, and memorial services were held at Western Springs, Illinois on 8 September 1976.[42]
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