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Lord of the boundless curves of space

Author: Albert Frederick Bayly (1901-1984) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Creation; Creation and the Environment; God in mystery; God Will of; Jesus compassion; Science and Technology; Wisdom Scripture: Genesis 1 Used With Tune: SAN ROCCO

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LONDON NEW

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 156 hymnals Tune Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1635; Adapt.: Playford's Psalmes, 1671 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 15315 61751 35215 Used With Text: Lord of the boundless curves of space

KONOMICHI

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Christopher Dearnley, b. 1930 Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 51233 65321 56535 Used With Text: Lord of the boundless curves of space

SAN ROCCO

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 17 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Derek Williams (b. 1945) Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 14321 55173 65143 Used With Text: Lord of the boundless curves of space

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Lord of the Boundless Curves of Space

Author: Albert F. Bayly (1901-1984) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #97 (1985) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: God the Father Power of God in Nature Tune Title: SAN ROCCO

Lord of the boundless curves of space

Author: Albert Frederick Bayly (b. 1901) Hymnal: New Church Praise #60 (1975) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: God--the Father Creator; God--the Father Revealed in Jesus Christ; God--in Jesus Christ Hope of the World Languages: English Tune Title: SAN ROCCO

Lord of the boundless curves of space

Author: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984 Hymnal: Common Praise #210 (2000) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Dedication Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:24 Languages: English Tune Title: SAN ROCCO

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Albert F. Bayly

1901 - 1984 Person Name: Albert Frederick Bayly, 1901-1984 Author of "Lord of the boundless curves of space" in Singing the Faith Albert F. Bayly was born on September 6, 1901, Bexhill on Sea, Sussex, England. He received his education at London University (BA) and Mansfield College, Oxford. Bayly was a Congregationalist (later United Reformed Church) minister from the late 1920s until his death in 1984. His life and ministry spanned the Depression of the 1930s, the Second World War, and the years of reconstruction which followed. After retiring in 1971, he moved to Springfield, Chelmsford, and was active in the local United Reformed Church. He wrote several pageants on mission themes, and librettos for cantatas by W. L. Lloyd Webber. He died on July 26, 1984 in Chichester, Sussex, England. NN, Hymnary editor. Sources: www.hymntime.com/tch and Church Times, an Anglican newspaper, Tuesday 20 October 2015

Brian A. Wren

b. 1936 Person Name: Brian Wren, b. 1936 Author of "Lord of the boundless curves of space" in Singing the Faith Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time hymn writer. His hymn texts are published in Faith Looking Forward (1983), Praising a Mystery (1986), Bring Many Names (1989), New Beginnings (1993), and Faith Renewed: 33 Hymns Reissued and Revised (1995), as well as in many modern hymnals. He has also produced What Language Shall I Borrow? (1989), a discussion guide to inclusive language in Christian worship. Bert Polman