Beyond our Dreaming : 36 New Hymns written between 2008 and 2011

ISBN-13: 9780193380011 / Angielski / Nuty / 2012 / 130 str.

Timothy Dudley-Smith

Opis

Timothy Dudley-Smith is one of the foremost hymn-writers of the Anglican Church, with work represented in over 250 hymnals throughout the English-speaking world. Beyond our Dreaming is his eighth collection, and includes 36 hymn texts written between 2008 and 2011, and spanning seasons and services throughout the church's year. With textual notes and suggestions of suitable hymn tunes, the collection will be of interest to all who seek to invigorate hymn-singing and church worship in the Anglican Church.

Recenzje

The introduction presents some fascinating reflections on the creative process, quoting a wide range of writers, particularly poets.

O autorze

Educated at Cambridge University, Timothy Dudley-Smith was ordained in 1950 as assistant curate of St Paulâs Church, Northumberland Heath. From 1953 he was head of the Cambridge University Mission in Bermondsey, London, and in the 1960s served as secretary of the Church Pastoral Aid Society. In 1973 he became Archdeacon of Norwich and in 1981 Bishop of Thetford; he retired in 1991. He is a Fellow of the Hymn Society of the United States and Canada, and in 2003 was appointed an honorary vice-president of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. In the same year he was awarded an OBE for services to hymnody.