Martyn Layzell
Martyn Layzell (born 1975)[1] is Vicar at St Mark’s, Battersea Rise, an Anglican church in London.[2] 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 St Aldate's Church in Oxford[3] 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
- Lost in Wonder (EMI CMG, 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 (Survivor Records, 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
See also
References
- Edgelely, Brian (2003). "Martyn Layzell: The Soul Survivor Worship Leader Is Lost In Wonder". Cross Rhythms. No. 77. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-02-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- St Aldate's speakers