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G. B. Timms

Short Name: G. B. Timms
Full Name: Timms, G. B.
Birth Year: 1910
Death Year: 1997

Full name George Boorne Timms

Wikipedia Biography

George Boorne Timms (October 4, 1910 – November 15, 1997) was the second Archdeacon of Hackney: a post he held from 1971 to 1981. Born on 4 October 1910 and educated at Derby School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford he was ordained after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1936. After curacies at St Mary Magdalen, Coventry and St Bartholomew, Reading he was the Oxford Diocesan Inspector of Schools from 1944 to 1949. He was Sacrist of Southwark Cathedral from 1949 to 1952 then Vicar of St Mary, Primrose Hill until 1965. After this he was Rural Dean of Hampstead and then Vicar of St Andrew, Holborn before his Archdeacon’s appointment.
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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by G. B. Timms (18)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A heavenly splendor from on highG. B. Timms, b. 1910 (Author)English3
A mighty sound from heavenGeorge Boorne Timms, 1910-1997 (Author)2
Blessed Jesus, Mary’s SonG. B. Timms, 1910-1997 (Author)English1
Blessed Thomas, doubt no longerG. B. Timms (Author)English1
Con Cristo avanza hoyG. B. Timms (Author)Spanish1
Father eternal, Lord of the agesG. B. Timms, 1910-1997 (Author)English3
Father, in whom thy saints are oneGeorge Boorne Timms, 1910-1997 (Author)English3
Go forth, go forth with ChristG. B. Timms (Author)2
O Son of God, eternal LoveG. B. Timms (Author)English1
O vision blest of heavenly lightG. B. Timms, b. 1910 (Author)English3
Silent night! Holy night! Heaven is near, earth is brightG. B. Timms (Paraphraser)Englsih1
Sing alleluia forth ye saints on highG. B. Timms, 1910-1997 (Author)English3
Sing we of the blessed MotherGeorge B. Timms, 1910-1997 (Author)English16
The growing limbs of God the SonG. B. Timms (Paraphraser)English1
The sinless one to Jordan cameG. B. Timms, 1910-1997 (Author)English3
Un gran clamor del cieloG. B. Timms (Author)Spanish2
Where the appointed sacrificeG. B. Timms (Alterer (vs. 1-2))English2
Word of the Father, source of all things livingG. B. Timms (Author)English1

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