DUNBLANE PRIMARY

Composer: John L. Bell

John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditi… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: DUNBLANE PRIMARY
Composer: John L. Bell
Meter: 11.10.11.4
Incipit: 11155 45422 56715
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © WGRG / The Iona Community

Timeline

Instances

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #746

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #746

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #1080

Worship (4th ed.) #992

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