Introduction

Biography

Bayly was edu­cat­ed at the Hast­ings Gram­mar School, Lon­don Uni­ver­si­ty (BA) and Mans­field Col­lege, Ox­ford.

Beginning in the late 1920’s, he served at four Con­gre­ga­tion­al church­es in North­um­ber­land, Lan­ca­shire and East York­shire.

In 1962, he be­came pas­tor in Thax­ted, Ess­ex.

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.

Works

• Rejoice, O Peo­ple, 1950
• Again I Say Re­joice, 1967
• Rejoice Al­ways, 1971
• Rejoice in God, 1977
• Rejoice To­ge­ther, 1981