Beloved English hymn writer dies

Posted on August 13, 2024 
Filed under Church of England, People

“The writer of one of the most popular and inspirational hymns of the 20th century has died at the age of 97.

Bishop Timothy Dudley-Smith, who wrote the words to ‘Tell out, my soul’ in 1962, died in Cambridge on August 12th, 2024. …”

– Russell Powell has this report at SydneyAnglicans.net. Includes a tribute from Archbishop Kanishka Raffel.

(Image from a 2020 message from Bishop Dudley-Smith to the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland.)

Update:

Bishop Dudley-Smith’s family is posting links to obituaries on his website.