Before the Fruit Is Ripened By the Sun

Before the fruit is ripened by the sun

Author: Thomas H. Troeger
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Author: Thomas H. Troeger

Thomas Troeger (1945-2022), professor of Christian communication at Yale Divinity school, was a well known preacher, poet, and musician. He was a fellow of Silliman College, held a B.A. from Yale University; B.D. Colgate Rochester Divinity School; S.T. D. Dickinson College, and was awarded an honorary D.D. from Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1970 and the Episcopal Church in 1999, and remained dually aligned with both traditions. Troerger led conferences and lectures in worship and preaching throughout North America, as well as in Denmark, Holland, Australia, Japan, and Africa. He served as national chaplain to the American Guild of Organists, and for at least three years he hosted the Season of… Go to person page >

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First Line: Before the fruit is ripened by the sun
Title: Before the Fruit Is Ripened By the Sun
Author: Thomas H. Troeger
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Source: New Hymns for the Lectionary (Oxford University Press, 1986)
Language: English
Copyright: © 1985, Oxford University Press

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