“Beneath the Soil" Original Hymn (Lent, Growth, Seeds)
“Beneath the Soil" Original Hymn (Lent, Growth, Seeds)
DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC DOWNLOAD
This hymn, originally written for the Everything in Between bundle for Lent 2025, is created for use in congregational worship and other ministry contexts. We’ve set fresh words of faith to a well-loved public domain hymn tune for maximum singability.
License for congregational use is included in the purchase—no reporting to CCLI or other licensing agencies is required. To inquire about other uses, such as recording or publishing, please contact us.
“Beneath the Soil”
Tune: WINCHESTER OLD 8.6.8.6
Text: Anna Strickland, 2024
Music: George Kirbye (1592)
DOWNLOAD includes:
PDF sheet music with four-part harmony
PNG image of the lyrics and melody for use in bulletins
Lyrics to copy and paste for bulletins and screens
Lyrics:
Beneath the Soil
Tune: WINCHESTER OLD 8.6.8.6
Text: Anna Strickland, 2024
Music: George Kirbye (1592)
Beneath the soil in the dark
There’s growth too slow to see
A transformation not displayed
In branches, fruit, and leaves
Remember when the world demands
More than you can produce
We each grow at a different pace
And growth starts in the roots
The rest and nurture we receive
Will turn to fruit in time
For God made us to grow and change
As toward the sky we climb
In every season of our lives
The Spirit is at work
To nurture us to bear good fruit
While rooted in the earth
credit info:
Hymn text by Rev. Anna Strickland | A Sanctified Art, LLC | sanctifiedart.org
