Little is known of Ship­ton. Her works in­clude:

• Whispers in the Palms. Hymns and Med­i­ta­tions (Lon­don: W. Yapp, 1855)
• Precious Gems for the Sav­iour’s Di­a­dem, 1862
• The Brook in the Way; Orig­in­al Hymns, 1864
• Tell Je­sus: Re­col­lect­ions of E. Gosse
• The Cot­tage on the Rock, an Al­le­go­ry

• Julian, p. 1055

1. Call Them In
2. Down in the Plea­sant Pas­tures
3. Father, My Cup Is Full
4. How Shall I Praise Thee, O My God?
5. Jesus, Mas­ter, Hear My Cry
6. Praise God, Ye Glad­den­ing Smiles of Morn