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Faith, While Trees Are Still in Blossom

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Author: Anders Frostenson

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Translator: Fred Kaan

Fred Kaan Hymn writer. His hymns include both original work and translations. He sought to address issues of peace and justice. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in July 1929. He was baptised in St Bavo Cathedral but his family did not attend church regularly. He lived through the Nazi occupation, saw three of his grandparents die of starvation, and witnessed his parents deep involvement in the resistance movement. They took in a number of refugees. He became a pacifist and began attending church in his teens. Having become interested in British Congregationalism (later to become the United Reformed Church) through a friendship, he was attended Western College in Bristol. He was ordained in 1955 at the Windsor Road Congregation… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Faith, while trees are still in blossom
Title: Faith, While Trees Are Still in Blossom
German Title: Tron sig sträcker efter Frukten
Author: Anders Frostenson (1960)
Translator: Fred Kaan (1972)
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: Trans. © 1976 Hope Publishing Co.; Words © Ansgar Film & Bokproduktion
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Tune

KINGDOM (Copes)

KINGDOM features a gentle melodic contour and subtle changes in rhythmic structure (that soften the trochaic meter of the text. Sing this tune in harmony and in two long lines. This communion hymn can be framed by the equally meditative "Alleluia" (see 640). Good singers may improvise additional par…

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MERTON (Monk)

William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) composed MERTON and published it in The Parish Choir (1850). The tune has been associated with this text since the 1861 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern. The tune's title is thought to refer to Walter de Merton, founder of Mert…

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RESTORATION (Southern Harmony)

ARISE is an anonymous American folk melody. Set to "Mercy, O Thou Son of David," the tune was published in William Walker's (PHH 44) Southern Harmony (1835) with the title RESTORATION. Its name was changed to ARISE (after the refrain in the ballad about the prodigal son) when it was set to Hart's te…

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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)

Chalice Hymnal #535

Chalice Hymnal #535

Hymnal Supplement II #39

Hymnal Supplement II #39

Rejoice in the Lord #44

Rejoice in the Lord #44

The Covenant Hymnal #434

The Covenant Hymnal #434
Audio

The United Methodist Hymnal #508

The United Methodist Hymnal #508

Voices United #643

Voices United #643
Page Scan

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #97

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #97
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