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Text:Above the moon earth rises
Author:Thomas H. Troeger (b. 1945)
Tune:SALLEY GARDENS
Arranger:John L. Bell (b. 1949)

531. Above the moon earth rises

Text Information
First Line: Above the moon earth rises
Author: Thomas H. Troeger (b. 1945)
Meter: 76 76 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ;
Topic: Creation; Creation and the Environment; Environmental concern (1 more...)
Copyright: © 2002 Oxford University Press Inc. Assigned to Oxford University Press, 2010. Reproduced by permission All rights reserved.
Tune Information
Name: SALLEY GARDENS
Arranger: John L. Bell (b. 1949)
Meter: 76 76 D
Key: D Major
Source: Irish folk melody, originally known as The Maids of Mourne Shore
Copyright: Arrangement: From Heaven Shall Not Wait, 1987. © 1987, WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH Scotland.



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