Thanks, McGrath.

A web site about Fr. John Glynn says this:

While studying at St. John's Seminary, Wonersh, near Guildford in Surrey, John met a fellow student, Colin Murphy, and together they wrote three songs, John providing the words for Colin's melodies. The third song, written in January 1970, was "Close To You (I watch the sunrise)". Since then, the song has featured on radio and television, in concerts and churches all around the world, including the score of an Australian film, an album of Daniel O'Donnell, "Faith and Inspiration", a 2004 episode of "Coronation Street" (Britain's longest running TV soap opera), and the BBC Three 2005 documentary, "Gypsy Wars".

Note that if this is correct, we also have the title wrong.