 Their subsequent musical collaboration during the 1950s and 1960s contributed significantly to contemporary Australian hymnody.Their compositions were first released in a collection titled "Hymns for the Year of Grace" in 1963.In 1960 Connolly's work had anchored the Living Parish hymnbook, edited by Tony Newman and published by a group gathered around Roger Pryke, which would sell one million copies over the next decade, enabling congregations to sing hymns in a distinctively Australian voice.