1903–2000

Introduction

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Born: Sep­tem­ber 2, 1903, Ro­by, Mer­sey­side, Eng­land.

Died: Oc­to­ber 22, 2000, Nor­wich, Eng­land. His ash­es were scat­tered on the grounds of the Me­tho­dist re­tirement home in­to which he and his wife moved in 1990.

Biography

Green was edu­cat­ed at Ry­dal School, Col­wyn Bay, and Dids­bu­ry Col­lege, Man­ches­ter.

Before turn­ing to hymn writ­ing, he served as a Cir­cuit Min­is­ter, and Su­per­in­ten­dent, and for se­ven years as Chair­man of the Me­tho­dist York and Hull Dis­trict.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. By Gra­cious Powe­rs So Won­der­ful­ly Shel­tered
  2. Christ Is the World’s Light
  3. Church of Christ, in Ev­ery Age, The
  4. Come, Sing a Song of Har­vest
  5. First Day of the Week, The (1967)
  6. For the Fruit of All Cre­ation
  7. God Is Here
  8. How Blest Are They Who Trust in Christ
  9. Let Ev­ery Chris­tian Pray
  10. Long Ago, Pro­phets Knew
  11. Now Praise the Hid­den God of Love
  12. O Christ, the Heal­er
  13. Of All the Spi­rit’s Gifts to Me
  14. Rejoice in God’s Saints
  15. Seek the Lord Who Now Is Pre­sent
  16. This Is the Three­fold Truth
  17. To Mock Your Reign, O Dear­est Lord
  18. Upper Room, An
  19. When in Our Mu­sic God Is Glo­ri­fied
  20. When Jesus Came to Jor­dan
  21. When Our Con­fi­dence Is Shak­en
  22. When the Church of Je­sus
  23. Whom Shall I Send?

Translations

  1. Blest Be the King
  2. All My Hope Is Firm­ly Ground­ed