Christopher_Idle_(hymnwriter)

Christopher Idle (hymnwriter)

Christopher Idle (hymnwriter)

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Christopher Martin Idle (born 11 September 1938) is a British hymnodist.

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Idle was born in Bromley, Kent, and studied at Eltham College, St Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College, Bristol.[1] He was ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 1965, and is a member of Reform.[1]

Idle has written more than three hundred hymns.[1] "Eternal light, shine in my heart" has been included in The Hymnal 1982, Together in Song, and Voices United,[2] while "God, we praise you! God we bless you!" is in Christian Worship, Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary, and Together in Song.[3] Other hymns by Idle include "This earth belongs to God", "Spirit of holiness", "When lawless men succeed", "Freedom and life are ours", "Then I saw a new heaven and earth", and "As sons of the day and daughters of light".

Idle has been part of what has been described as a British "hymn explosion" since World War II.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Christopher Idle". The Jubilate Group. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Eternal Light, Shine in My Heart". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    "God, We Praise You!". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. [4]
    Giles, Gordon (28 October 2016). "Singing through the tide of change". Church Times. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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