Olive Dungan (Olive Dungan Pullen, 1904–1997) was a Miami, Florida composer of piano and vocal works, most notably "Eternal Life", a setting of the Prayer of Saint Francis. Other vocal works include "Be Still", "Show Me Thy Ways O Lord" and "Thy Loving Kindness". She wrote the music for a beautiful Christmas composition, "The Christ Child, A Sacred Song," copyright 1955, Chappell & Co. Inc, New York, N.Y. with words by Ruth Enck Engle, that is increasing in popularity in recent years. Like her other works, the organ or piano accompaniment of this piece truly conveys the passion of the words being sung. She collaborated with piano prodigy Manna Zucca as a song lyricist in at least 10 compositions. She was the wife of Miami businessman Claude Pullen according to
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“For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the wild animals may eat. You shall do the same with your vineyard, and with your olive orchard.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 23:10,11.