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Lord, Save Your World

Author: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Lord, save your world; in bitter need Topics: Society; Society Used With Tune: KEDRON

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UFFINGHAM

Appears in 60 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jeremiah Clark, c.1670-1707 Tune Key: f minor Incipit: 11765 23217 55543 Used With Text: Lord, Save Thy World
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DISTRESS

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 37 hymnals Tune Sources: Southern Harmony, 1835 (melody) Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 13454 31714 57117 Used With Text: Lord, Save thy World
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BRESLAU

Appears in 239 hymnals Tune Sources: German Traditional Incipit: 11167 12766 71217 Used With Text: Lord, save thy world; in bitter need

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Lord, save thy world: in bitter need

Author: Albert Frederick Bayly, 1901-1984 Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #329 (2010) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: General Hymns Church/Fellowship/Mission Languages: English Tune Title: BRESLAU

Lord, save thy world; in bitter need

Author: Albert F. Bayly Hymnal: Hymns and Psalms #425 (1983) Languages: English Tune Title: BRESLAU

Lord, Save thy World

Author: Albert F. Bayly Hymnal: Rejoice in the Lord #486 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Lord, save thy world: in bitter need Topics: Social Justice Languages: English Tune Title: DISTRESS

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Albert F. Bayly

1901 - 1984 Author of "Lord, save thy world; in bitter need" in Hymns and Psalms 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

E. Norman Greenwood

1902 - 1962 Person Name: E Norman Greenwood, 1902-1962 Composer of "LANSDOWNE" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada

Rosalee Elser

1925 - 2007 Person Name: Rosalee Elser, 1925 - Harmonizer of "KEDRON" in Hymns of the Saints
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