Tree of Life

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Tree of life and awesome mystery

Author: Marty Haugen
Tune: THOMAS (Haugen)
ONE LICENSE: 00169
Published in 14 hymnals

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Author: Marty Haugen

Marty Haugen (b. 1950), is a prolific liturgical composer with many songs included in hymnals across the liturgical spectrum of North American hymnals and beyond, with many songs translated into different languages. He was raised in the American Lutheran Church, received a BA in psychology from Luther College, yet found his first position as a church musician in a Roman Catholic parish at a time when the Roman Catholic Church was undergoing profound liturgical and musical changes after Vatican II. Finding a vocation in that parish to provide accessible songs for worship, he continued to compose and to study, receiving an MA in pastoral studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul Minnesota. A number of liturgical settings were prepar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Tree of life and awesome mystery
Title: Tree of Life
Author: Marty Haugen
Meter: 8.7.8.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1984, GIA Publications, Inc.

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Instances

Instances (1 - 14 of 14)

Catholic Book of Worship III #373

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #334

Gather (3rd ed.) #475

Gather Comprehensive #397

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #401

Hymnal Supplement 1991 #742

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #174

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #581

RitualSong #541

Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song #409

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #401

Common Praise (1998) #179

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #401

Voices United #121

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