Our Savior's Infant Cries Were Heard

Our Savior's infant cries were heard

Author: Thomas H. Troeger (1986)
Published in 2 hymnals

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Author: Thomas H. Troeger

Thomas H. Troeger is Dean of the School of Theology and the Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Professor of Preaching and Communications at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, where he has taught courses in homiletics, worship and congregational song since 1991. 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 is well-known for his contributions to hymnody and homiletics through numerous publications as well as for a wealth of hymns and poetry that are used by composers,… Go to person page >

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First Line: Our Savior's infant cries were heard
Title: Our Savior's Infant Cries Were Heard
Author: Thomas H. Troeger (1986)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English

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ST. AGNES (Dykes)

John B. Dykes (PHH 147) composed ST. AGNES for [Jesus the Very Thought of Thee]. Dykes named the tune after a young Roman Christian woman who was martyred in A.D. 304 during the reign of Diocletian. St. Agnes was sentenced to death for refusing to marry a nobleman to whom she said, "I am already eng…

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