Timothy Dudley-Smith

Timothy Dudley-Smith

Timothy Dudley-Smith, OBE (born 26 December, 1926) is an English hymnwriter and clergyman of the Church of England.

Born in Manchester, England, he was educated at Tonbridge School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was ordained a deacon in 1950 and a priest in 1951. He served as Archdeacon of Norwich 1973-81 and Bishop of Thetford 1981-91. He also served as and President of the Evangelical Alliance. [cite web
url=http://www.e-n.org.uk/p-5-Lord-for-the-years.htm
title=Lord, for the years
year=1997
publisher=Evangelicals Now
accessdate=2008-06-18] Since his retirement in 1991, he has lived in the cathedral city of Salisbury, England, with his wife Arlette (died 14 December 2007). [cite web
url=http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/announcements/prevannouncements/index.php/2007/12/20/375734.html
title=Announcements
date=2007-12-20
publisher=Salisbury Journal
accessdate=2008-06-18]

Dudley-Smith is known as a prolific writer of texts for hymns, including the well-known "Tell Out, my Soul". He is a member and honorary Vice-President of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada has named him a "fellow". cite web
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title=Dudley-Smith, Timothy
publisher= Hope Publishing
accessdate=2008-06-18]

In 2003, he was awarded an OBE "for services to hymnody".

Dudley-Smith has also written a biography of the English clergyman and preacher John Stott, a friend from their time at Cambridge University.

References

External links

* [http://www.timothydudley-smith.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/ The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland]
* [http://www.thehymnsociety.org/ The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada]


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