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A Flame of Love: A Personal Choice of
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689:. London: The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
1085:"Timothy Dudley-Smith, hymn-writer and bishop, has died"
854:"Timothy Dudley-Smith: An Acknowledged Master Craftsman"
282:(26 December 1926 – 12 August 2024) was a bishop of the
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493:Praying with the English Hymn Writers
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727:. Canterbury, UK: Canterbury Press.
670:. Canterbury, UK: Canterbury Press.
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632:. Canterbury, UK: Canterbury Press.
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556:. Canterbury, UK: Canterbury Press.
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803:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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575:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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1245:. Hope Publishing. Archived from
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386:. He also published the hymnals
1557:Evangelical Anglican hymnwriters
1542:Alumni of Ridley Hall, Cambridge
1183:. 18 August 2024. Archived from
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990:"A Song Was Heard at Christmas"
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630:High Days and Holy Days
426:. Dudley-Smith died in
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992:. Carols.net. 2012.
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322:. He was ordained
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