Lord of the boundless curves of space

Lord of the boundless curves of space. Albert Frederick Bayly* (1901-1984). Written in 1949 following a talk on ‘Poetry and Science’ by J. Isaacs on ‘The Third Programme’ of the BBC. It was published in Rejoice O People (1950) and in the Rodborough Hymnal (1964). Five of the original seven stanzas appeared in English Praise (EP, 1975) with slight changes. Textual changes (‘thy’, ‘thee’ and ‘thine’ becoming ‘your’, ‘you’ and ‘yours’ respectively) were made for MHfT (1980), and for the author's Rejoice Together (1982). A new version, consisting of three stanzas by Albert Bayly followed by three by Brian Wren*, first appeared in NCP (1975) and later in HP. Another version, closer to Bayly’s...