Church musician Lyall dies unexpectedly. Max Lyall, a concert and church pianist who taught 25 years at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, died unexpectedly Feb. 18. He was 71. Lyall, associate minister for music and worship at First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, was assistant music editor for the church-music department of the Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville, Tenn., from 1963 until 1966. Lyall was the pianist for meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention and Baptist World Alliance. He served on the hymnal committee for the 1991 edition of The Baptist Hymnal.
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