Above the Moon Earth Rises: Hymn Texts, Anthems, and Poems for a New Creation [Paperback]

Thomas H. Troeger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2002

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 most important 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 and groups 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.

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The poems and prayers [Borrowed Light] provide the perfect recipe for introducing new hymn texts in worship, hymn festivals, and special services. ...Troeger has produced creative, modern, inclusive, image-filled texts for church musicians, worship leaders, clergy, and composers." --Mary Schwarz, Cross Accent "He has the remarkable capacity to clothe rigorous theological ideas in words that linger on the tongue and bring music to the ear." --Alice Parker, Melodious Accord "Probably America's finest living hymnwriter." --Edward J. McKenna, Worship

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0193864193
• ISBN-13: 978-0193864191
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,889,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning collection from one of the finest, April 13, 2002

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This review is from: Above the Moon Earth Rises: Hymn Texts, Anthems, and Poems for a New Creation (Paperback)

Troeger is one of the very finest living religious poets. This new collection contains an even wider range and variety (even though the number of poems is fewer) than his excellent first collection (Borrowed Light, OUP). In the preface, Troeger writes: "This collection of hymns and anthems, rooted in Christian conviction is intermixed with poems that do not draw upon faith. I am trying to map the landscape of the heart that still rejoices in God yet lives in a world that is largely oblivious to the spiritual dimension of life." He succeeds in portraying this brilliantly. The juxtapositions of texts are both startling and comforting.

Highly recommend simply for reading pleasure, or for those who might wish to make wider use of the texts/poems contained therein (worship leaders, composers, authors, etc.).