Born: Sep­tem­ber 6, 1901, Bex­hill on Sea, Sus­sex, Eng­land.

Bayly was ed­u­cat­ed at Lon­don Un­i­ver­si­ty (BA) and Mans­field Coll­ege, Ox­ford. Be­gin­ning in the late 1920’s, he served at four Cong­re­ga­tion­al church­es in North­um­ber­land, Lan­ca­shire and East York­shire; in 1962, he be­came pas­tor in Thax­ted, Es­sex. He wrote sev­er­al pa­geants on mis­sion themes, and li­bret­tos for can­ta­tas by W. L. Lloyd Web­ber. His other works in­clude:

• Again I Say Rejoice, 1967

Sources

Lyrics

1. Fire of God, Thou Sacred Flame
2. Long Ago When Jesus (1954)
3. Lord of the Home (1947)
4. Praise and Thanksgiving