1915–2004

Introduction

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Born: May 6, 1915, Cam­den Town, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Died: March 13, 2004, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Cremated: March 24, 2004, West Nor­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Biography

Sydney mar­ried twice, to Na­tal­ia Benck­en­dorff (1952) and Lee­la Nair (1964).

He at­tend­ed Christ’s Hos­pi­tal, Hor­sham, West Sus­sex, and Bal­li­ol Col­lege, Ox­ford, then taught at Frens­ham Heights School.

He served in a Quak­er am­bu­lance unit in World War II. Af­ter the war, he be­came a free­lance writ­er and broad­cast­er.

Lyrics

  1. Bitter Was the Night
  2. Catch the Bird of Heav­en
  3. Every Star Shall Sing a Car­ol
    • Chante Étoile de No­ël
  4. George Fox
  5. Go Cheer­ful­ly! (ad­apt­er)
  6. Julian of Nor­wich
  7. Lord of the Dance
    • Dancé en la Ma­ña­na Cuan­do el Mun­do Na­ció
  8. Necesito un Ami­go
  9. No Use Knock­ing on the Win­dow
    • En Va­no Lla­ma a la Ven­ta­na
  10. One More Step Along the World I Go
  11. Said Ju­das to Ma­ry
  12. Since Thy Fa­ther’s Arm Sus­tains Thee
  13. Travel On, Trav­el On
  14. When I Need­ed a Neigh­bor

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