Bernadette Farrell
Encyclopedia
Bernadette Farrell is a British
Catholic
hymnwriter whose works have gained popularity among Christians of a variety of denominations. She has composed hymns alone and with her husband Owen Alstott, she also lives with her daughter Joanna.
. This music has enjoyed widespread success throughout the English speaking world. Among her best-known compositions are "Christ, Be Our Light", "God, Beyond All Names" and "O God, You Search Me".
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
hymnwriter whose works have gained popularity among Christians of a variety of denominations. She has composed hymns alone and with her husband Owen Alstott, she also lives with her daughter Joanna.
Her music in contemporary Catholic culture
Bernadette Farrell is one of many musicians who compose contemporary Catholic liturgical musicContemporary Catholic liturgical music
Contemporary Catholic liturgical music encompasses a comprehensive number of styles of music for Catholic liturgy that grew both before and after the reforms of Vatican II...
. This music has enjoyed widespread success throughout the English speaking world. Among her best-known compositions are "Christ, Be Our Light", "God, Beyond All Names" and "O God, You Search Me".
External links
- http://www.ocp.org/artists/1092