Hilary Peter Frank Greenwood (26 February 1929 – 10 September 2003[1]) was an Anglican theologian and known as the writer of the hymn, 'Walking in a Garden.' The hymn was written for Greenwood's nephews and originally meant to be set to the tune of "Puff, the Magic Dragon." It is often set to the tune "Au Clair de la Lune" as well.[2]
Born in Manchester, Greenwood trained for ordination at Kelham and was ordained deacon in 1957 and priest in 1958, having joined the Society of the Sacred Mission in 1954.[3][4] Greenwood was a teacher at St Michael's House in Australia from 1961 to 1966 and at Kelham from 1966 to 1974[5] where he was Warden from 1970 to 1974.[6] From 1991 to 1995 he was the Anglican chaplain in Prague.[7]
He died in Australia in 2003.
References
edit- ^ "Hilary Peter Frank Greenwood". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press.
- ^ "Walking in a garden". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Revd Hilary Peter Frank Greenwood". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 34.
- ^ Greenwood, Hilary. "Our SSM Theological Tradition in Today's World" (PDF). Society of the Sacred Mission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Revd Hilary Peter Frank Greenwood". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Anglican Church in Prague, Anglicanism in Prague, A History". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
edit- Walking in a Garden (sheet music)
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