George Bourne Timms (1910 – 1997)

George Bourne Timms (1910 – 1997) was an English Church of England clergyman and distinguished author. Born in Derby he was educated at Derby School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford before a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1936 after which he was Ordained.

Timms held curacies at St Mary Magdalen, Coventry and St Bartholomew, Reading. He was appointed the Oxford Diocesan Inspector of Schools from 1944 to 1949 and then became Sacrist of Southwark Cathedral from 1949 to 1952. He spent the next thirteen years as Vicar of St Mary, Primrose Hill until 1965 and then had the role of Rural Dean of Hampstead and then Vicar of St Andrew, Holborn before before becoming the Archdeacon of Hackney from 1971 to 1981.

Amongst his published writings were:

• Dixit Cranmer, 1946
• The Liturgical Seasons, 1965
• A Manual for Holy Week, 1967
• The Cloud of Witnesses, 1982
• The New English Hymnal, 1985

• Sing We Of The Blesséd Mother (Abbot’s Leigh, Organ, 4 Verses)
  Sing We Of The Blesséd Mother Lyrics Meter: 87 87 D. Lyricist: George Bourne Timms (1910 – 1997). We regret that we are unable to publish the lyrics to this hymn at the moment, as they are still in copyright. Copyright © Oxford University Press. Sing We Of The Blesséd Mother Recording – Extract Only Details Tune: Abbot’s Leigh, composed ...