Introduction

Biography

After at­tend­ing Pem­broke Col­lege and Rid­ley Hall, Cam­bridge, Dud­ley-Smith was or­dained a dea­con in 1950, and priest in 1951.

He served as cur­ate of St. Paul’s, Ro­ches­ter (1950–53); head of the Cam­bridge Uni­ver­si­ty Mission in Ber­mond­sey (1953–55); hon­or­ary chap­lain to the Bi­shop of Ro­che­ster (1953–60); edi­to­ri­al sec­re­ta­ry of the Ev­an­ge­li­cal Al­li­ance and ed­it­or of Cru­sade (1953–60); sec­re­ta­ry of the Church Pas­tor-Aid So­ci­ety (1959–73); arch­dea­con of Nor­wich (1973–81); and Bi­shop of Thet­ford, Nor­folk (1982–92).

After re­tir­ing in 1992, he set­tled in Ford, Sal­is­bury, Wilt­shire.

Works

• A Col­lect­ion of Hymns, 1961–1981
• Lift Ev­ery Heart, 1983
• A Flame of Love, 1987
• Songs of De­liv­er­ance, 1988
• Praying with the Eng­lish Hymn Writ­ers, 1989
• A Voice of Sing­ing, 1993