God Marked a Line and Told the Sea

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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: God marked a line and told the sea
Title: God Marked a Line and Told the Sea
Author: Thomas H. Troeger (1986)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © 1989, Oxford University Press, Inc.

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Lift Up Your Hearts #28

The Book of Praise #212

The New Century Hymnal #568

The Presbyterian Hymnal #283

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