Author

Dudley-Smith, Timothy, 1926-

Place of Publication

London and Carol Stream Ill.

Publisher

Collins and Hope Publishing Company

Publication Date

1984

Physical Description

[viii], 306 p. ; 21 x 13.5 cm.

Material Type

Book

Notes

"First published in 1984". -- verso of t.-p.

"Code No. 1037 [Hope Publishing]". -- verso of t.-p.

"[B]y Timothy Dudley-Smith".

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents divided into five main sections: Introductory -- The Hymns -- The Early Poems -- Notes on the Hymns -- Appendices and Indices.

Contents of Introductory section: Foreword dated 1983 -- Hymns and poetry : a personal reflection -- 'O changeless Christ' : the making of a hymn text.

"These are the collected hymn texts of one of the most widely published contemporary English hymnwriters. .... There are comprehensive notes on each of the 120 texts, giving details of publication, suitable tunes, biblical and other references, and a brief commentary. A substantial and informative Foreword, two introductory essays and a selection of short poems, appendices and indexes complete the book. This is a substantial and varied collection, for all who are interested in the development of worship and the hymn-explosion of the last twenty years. It is also a book of reference for those who work professionally with hymns and hymnody in the worship of the Church". -- back cover.

This volume is the first of three editions of Dudley-Smith's hymns. The other two volumes are 'Songs of Deliverance' c1988 and 'A Voice of Singing' c1993. The "Cumulative index of subjects" and "Cumulative index of first lines" in the last volume 'A Voice of Singing' refer not only to that collection, but also to texts found in 'Lift Every Heart' and in 'Songs of Deliverance'. "They thus form a complete subject index, and a complete index of first lines, to all my hymn texts up to August 1992. TDS". -- Note on Table of Contents, p. [1] of 'A Voice of Singing'.

Author is retired Church of England Bishop of Thetford (Suffragan - Norwich).

Subjects

Hymns, English

Hymns - Church of England

Christian poetry, English

English poetry

ISBN

0-00-599797-6 (Collins)

0-916642-21-6 (Hope)

Call Number

BV 459 D76 1984

Location

Trinity College (Graham Library)

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