Praise to the Name

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. Praise to the Name is his seventh collection, and includes 36 hymn texts written between 2005 and 2008, 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.

Timothy Dudley-Smith (b.1926)

"Here are 36 hymns written between 2005 and 2008 since the author's last anthology, A Door for the Word. What makes this book especially interesting is the second half wherein Bishop Dudley-Smith gives a detailed account of the genesis and theology of each hymn. Between two and five tunes are suggested for each text and there are the usual indexes of Biblical references, metre, themes and subjects." - John Henderson, Church Music Quarterly, December 2009

Foreword
A city strong we claim as ours
A heart of love the Lord displays
A man to Christ committed
As one in Christ the Lord
Behold, the kingdom is the Lord's
Child of Mary, softly sleeping
Christ bids us break the bread
Christ is the shining sun of all our days
Come, rejoice with all things living
Draw near with God, he is not far to seek
Draw near to God in humble adoration
Fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers
Freed in Christ from death and sin
From the deep places, hear my cry
God who formed the mighty ocean
In Christ is all I need
Jesus, the saving Name
Jesus the Son
Last of the great prophetic line
Let this prayer, O Lord, be granted
Lift high your hearts in blessing
Light on the path, a lamp about our way
Light to the world, a child is born
O cross, between whose branches bare
O God of heaven, from whose hand
O God, whose angels see your face
Our God and Father, whose eternal mind
'Peace be to you,' was Jesus' word
Rejoice in God, my heart
Songs in the night, at Jesus' birth
The Lord is king, enthroned in might
To God, our God, the nation's Lord
Whom God has summoned by his word
Whose is the voice which makes the winds to blow?
Whose mighty word the heavens made?
Wonder of all wonders
Notes on the hymns
Indexes
Index of Biblical references
Themes from the church calendar
Metrical index
Index of suggested tunes
Index of themes and subjects
Index of first lines