14 Facts About Timothy Dudley-Smith

Timothy Dudley-Smith was a bishop of the Church of England and a noted hymnwriter.

Timothy Dudley-Smith wrote around 400 hymns, including "Tell Out, My Soul".

Timothy Dudley-Smith's father was a schoolteacher in Derbyshire who instilled in Dudley-Smith a love for poetry.

Arthur fell ill and died when Timothy Dudley-Smith was eleven years old and shortly thereafter, he desired to be a minister.

Timothy Dudley-Smith was educated at Tonbridge School before studying maths and then theology at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Timothy Dudley-Smith was ordained deacon in 1950 and priest in 1951 by Christopher Chavasse, the Bishop of Rochester.

Timothy Dudley-Smith later served as head of the Cambridge University Mission in Bermondsey, a boys club located in South London.

Timothy Dudley-Smith published the hymnals Youth Praise and Psalm Praise.

Timothy Dudley-Smith was part of what has been described as a British "hymn explosion" after World War II.

From 1973 to 1981, Timothy Dudley-Smith served as Archdeacon of Norwich and as Bishop of Thetford from 1981 to 1991.

Timothy Dudley-Smith served as president of the Evangelical Alliance from 1987 to 1992.

Timothy Dudley-Smith was chairman of the governors of Monkton Combe School from 1992 to 1997.

Timothy Dudley-Smith died in Cambridge on 12 August 2024, at the age of 97.

Timothy Dudley-Smith was a member and honorary vice-president of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland; he was awarded fellowships from the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and the Royal School of Church Music.