Above the Moon Earth Rises

by Troeger, Thomas H.

• ISBN13: 9780193864191
• ISBN10: 0193864193
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-10
• Publisher: Fort Wayne

Summary

An inspirational gathering of fifty-nine new hymn texts, anthems, and poems by the author of Borrowed Light (OUP, 1994) and co-author, with composer Carol Doran, of New Hymns for the Life of the Church (OUP, 1992), and New Hymns for the Lectionary (OUP, 1986). Thomas Troeger is one of the mostimportant American figures in the liturgical renewal movement and is in great demand for workshops, lectureships, and special worship services. His poems and texts for music are widely used by composers, even more widely adapted to standard hymn-tunes by parish musicians, and used by individuals andgroups for private devotion. This powerful new collection covers the entire church year along with a broad range of contemporary concerns and issues. The texts are conveniently indexed according to meter, theme and image, and Scripture.

Author Biography

Thomas H. Troeger is the Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Professor of Preaching and Communications at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, and director of its Doctor of Ministry program in homiletics. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1970 and in the Episcopal Church in 1999, he is dually aligned with both traditions. Author of more than a dozen books in the fields of preaching and worship, and a frequent contributor to journals, he is also a poet whose work appears in the hymnals of most denominations. He has led conferences and lectureships in worship and preaching throughout North America and in Holland, Australia, and Japan. Much of his teaching and scholarship has focused on the function of the imagination in the life of faith.

Table of Contents

Earth Rises
Above the Moon Earth Rises	2	(1)
God Saw that Earth Was Good	3	(1)
Aspen at Dusk	4	(1)
How Bright the Dawn, the Sun's First Ray	4	(4)
Borrowed Air
Each Breath is Borrowed Air	8	(1)
Wind over the Plain	9	(1)
What Wind Would Carry?	9	(2)
I Love a Hint of Winter	11	(3)
Angels Visit
Angels Visit when We Sing	14	(1)
Sing to God as Sings the Ocean	15	(1)
The Crickets Chanting through the Night	16	(2)
By Mortal Love
By Mortal Love Our Hearts Are Drawn	18	(1)
Love is a Thin Flame	19	(1)
Love Simple Things to Train the Heart	19	(2)
Seeded in the Stars	21	(4)
Jesu, Jesu	25	(1)
With Holy Anger, Christ	26	(1)
Yes, I Know We Both Agreed	27	(2)
Let Jove Rise from His Couch of Clouds	29	(3)
Born in a Barn
Born in a Barn where Cows and Sheep	32	(1)
Disturbed by Light	32	(2)
Angel and Star	34	(1)
Cameo Angel	34	(1)
Are You a Shepherd?	35	(1)
One Gift the Magi Bore	36	(1)
Directions for Magi	36	(4)
God Weeps
God Weeps with Us Who Weep and Mourn	40	(1)
Cradle Lament	40	(1)
Come in Silence, Named but Nameless	41	(3)
Passing Through
Traveler, Are You Passing Through?	44	(1)
We're Sailing, We're Sailing	45	(1)
Come with Moses to the Mountain	45	(1)
Come to the Mountain	46	(4)
Come, Join Us as We Journey	50	(2)
The Land Promises More to the Eye	52	(1)
From Many Different Ancient Springs	53	(2)
Somewhere I Have Never Traveled	55	(1)
Welcome, Welcome! The Door is Open	56	(2)
Through Our Beating Hearts
Through Our Beating Hearts Remind Us	58	(1)
Thanks Be to God for Teachers	59	(2)
Obelisks, Stelae, Sculpted Sarcophagi	61	(1)
Two Poems from Those Who Have Lost Language	62	(1)
It is Lonely	63	(2)
Safe Landing on a Distant Shore	65	(3)
Risk Everything
For God Risk Everything!	68	(1)
To My Equestrian Friend	69	(1)
We Live in that Far Future	70	(1)
The Bush in Flame but not Consumed	71	(1)
God, Whose Word from Age to Age	72	(1)
The Church under Reconstruction	73	(3)
Christ Still Walks these Wooded Hills	76	(1)
As the Seed that Cleaves a Stone	77	(1)
Where the Cross Still Casts its Shadow	78	(1)
Put Out from Shore to Cast Your Nets	78	(2)
Like Stars Positioned Far Apart	80	(2)
We Have Met Christ
We Have Met Christ Raised and Living	82	(1)
How Much We Owe to Those Who Live	83	(1)
Look Who Gathers at Christ's Table!	84	(1)
We Look Down Deep to Look Out Far	85	(2)
Notes on Meter, Scriptural References, and Occasion	87	(8)
Metrical Index	95	(2)
Index by Scripture References	97	(4)
Index by Theme and Image	101	(6)
Index by First Line and Title	107