Percy Dearmer

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Percy Dearmer

1867–1936

A lively Anglican priest, writer, and hymn editor who helped reshape English church worship in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for making liturgy and congregational song feel both beautiful and accessible.

2 Audiobooks

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See

by Percy Dearmer

The Cathedral Church of Oxford A description of its fabric and a brief history of the Episcopal see

The Cathedral Church of Oxford A description of its fabric and a brief history of the Episcopal see

by Percy Dearmer

About the author

Born in London in 1867, Percy Dearmer became an Anglican priest, liturgist, and author whose work left a lasting mark on church life in Britain. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, and went on to serve in parish ministry, later becoming closely associated with St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill.

Dearmer is best known for The Parson’s Handbook, a practical and influential guide to Anglican worship, and for helping edit The English Hymnal. His approach combined scholarship, care for beauty in worship, and a desire to make services more meaningful for ordinary people.

He was also known for his strong social conscience and interest in the arts, bringing together religion, music, and public life in a distinctive way. Dearmer died in 1936, but his influence can still be felt wherever hymn singing and thoughtful liturgy are taken seriously.