Patrick Appleford

Patrick Appleford
Portrait photo of Patrick Appleford
Born(1925-05-04)4 May 1925
Died9 December 2018(2018-12-09) (aged 93)
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationsCleric, hymnodist
ChurchChurch of England
Congregations served
Bishops' College, Cheshunt, Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lusaka, Chelmsford Cathedral
Known forLord Jesus Christ (Living Lord), New English Mass

Patrick Robert Norman Appleford (4 May 1925 – 9 December 2018) was an English Anglican priest and hymnwriter. Along with Geoffrey Beaumont and others he was a founder of the "Twentieth Century Church Light Music Group" around 1960, which significantly affected the development of hymn-writing and hymn-singing across English-speaking churches from that time onwards.