Martyn Layzell (born 1975) is Vicar at

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church in London. He is also a worship leader and has regularly led worship at major Christian events including Soul Survivor and New Wine. He features on several live albums from those events both as a singer and a songwriter. He has produced three studio albums, Reward; in collaboration with Tim Hughes, and Lost ''in Wonder'' and ''Turn my Face'', with Lost in Wonder winning Christian Booksellers Convention Worship Album of the Year 2004.

Background

Martyn grew up in St Andrew's Chorleywood where Mike Pilavachi was his youth leader. After a psychology degree at Birmingham University, he moved to Soul Survivor Watford, where he latterly worked as Worship Pastor. Martyn and his family moved to

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/ref> after six years at Soul Survivor, to take up the position of Worship Director under Revd Charlie and Anita Cleverly. He then did a two-year Diploma in Ministry at Wycliffe Hall between 2008 and 2010. He was ordained as curate by the Bishop of London at Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in September 2010 and became Associate Vicar from 2015 to 2020.

Discography

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, 2003) :# With all my heart :# Sovereign Lord :# Lost in wonder :# Praise You :# Jesus Christ Emmanuel :# You opened up my eyes :# King Jesus I believe :# Devoted :# I'll never stop loving You :# All of me :# I surrender all *''

Turn my Face Turn may refer to: Arts and entertainment Dance and sports * Turn (dance and gymnastics), rotation of the body * Turn (swimming), reversing direction at the end of a pool * Turn (professional wrestling), a transition between face and heel * Turn ...

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, 2006) :# Join the Song :# For Your glory :# Turn my face :# Through Your precious blood :# I stand in awe :# Immortal, Invisible :# Holding On :# If I should ever falter :# More than anything :# As Jesus walked

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1975 births 21st-century Church of England clergy 21st-century English Anglican priests Alumni of the University of Birmingham Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford British performers of Christian music Christian music songwriters English Charismatics Holy Trinity Brompton people Living people People from Oxford {{Christian-music-stub

Background

Discography

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