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![]() | "How shall they hear," who have not heardAuthor: Timothy Dudley-SmithPublished in 4 hymnals |
1 “How shall they hear,” who have not heard
News of a Lord who loved and came;
Nor known his reconciling Word,
Nor learned to trust a Savior’s name?
2 “To all the world,” to ev’ry place,
Neighbors and friends and far-off lands,
Preach the good news of saving grace;
Go while the Great Commission stands.
3 “Whom shall I send?” Who hears the call,
Constant in prayer, through toil and pain,
Telling of One who died for all,
To bring a lost world home again?
4 “Lord, here am I:” Your fire impart
To this poor, cold, self-centered soul;
Touch but my lips, my hands, my heart,
And make a world for Christ my goal.
5 Spirit of love, within us move:
Spirit of truth, in pow’r come down!
So shall they hear and find and prove
Christ is their life, their joy, their crown.
Source: Christian Worship: supplement #778
Timothy Dudley-Smith OBE (born 26 December 1926) is an English hymnwriter and a retired bishop of the Church of England.
Born in Manchester, United Kingdom, he was educated at Tonbridge School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1950 and priest in 1951. He served as Archdeacon of Norwich 1973-81 and Bishop of Thetford 1981-91. He also served as President of the Evangelical Alliance. Since his retirement in 1991, he has lived in the cathedral city of Salisbury, England. His wife, Arlette, died on 14 December 2007.
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.… Go to person page >| First Line: | "How shall they hear," who have not heard |
| Title: | "How Shall They Hear," Who Have Not Heard |
| Author: | Timothy Dudley-Smith |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | © 1984 Hope Publishing Co. |
| Instances (4) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Christian Worship: supplement #778 | How shall they hear who have not heard | "How Shall They Hear," Who Have Not Heard | Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 | Kermit Moldenhauer, b. 1949 | 8.8.8.8 | KATY | G Major or modal | 2008 | |||||||||
| Complete Mission Praise #250 | How shall they hear, who have not heard | 8.8.8.8 | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Lutheran Service Book #831 | "How shall they hear," who have not heard | "How Shall Thy Hear," Who Have Not Heard | Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 | Georg Joseph, 17th cent. | 8.8.8.8 | Romans 10:14-15; Matthew 28:18-20; Isaiah 6:5-8; Acts 4:29-31 | ANGELUS | E Flat Major | English | 2006 | |||||||
| Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century #598 | How shall they hear, who have not heard | 8.8.8.8 | 1999 |
