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Over his long career, Shea has recorded more than seventy albums of religious music. He is best known for his rendition of "'' How Great Thou Art ''," the 1920s English translation by Rev. Stuart K. Hine of the Swedish song "''O Store Gud''," written in 1886 by Rev. Carl Boberg (1859-1940). He has been nominated for ten Grammy Award s, winning in 1966 for Best Inspirational Performance . In 1978, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall Of Fame by the Gospel Music Association and for his lifelong contribution to gospel music, in 1996 the association of National Religious Broadcasters voted him into their "Religious Broadcasting Hall of Fame." He has authored a number of books including the recent editions, "''How Sweet the Sound''" (2004) and "'' Stories Behind 50 Southern Gospel Favorites, Vol. 2''" (2005). Arguably Shea's most popular hymn is "''The Wonder of It All''," the title of which was also used by the University Of North Carolina Center For Public Television for their 1998 production of his life story. He also composed the tune to "''I'd Rather Have Jesus''," the words of which were written by Rhea H. Miller . Shea resides with his wife in North Carolina . |
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