“From the Waters of Creation” Original Hymn (Creation, Birth, Holy Spirit)

“From the Waters of Creation” Original Hymn (Creation, Birth, Holy Spirit)

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This hymn, originally written for the How Does a Weary World Rejoice? bundle for Advent 2023, 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.

“From the Waters of Creation”
Tune: HELMSLEY (“Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending”)
Text: Anna Strickland, 2023
Music: Thomas Olivers (1763)

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  • 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:

 “From the Waters of Creation”
Tune: HELMSLEY (“Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending”)
Text: Anna Strickland, 2023
Music: Thomas Olivers (1763) 

From the waters of creation 
God compels the earth to rise 
Depths recall their own formation 
Atoms spread through earth and skies 
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia 
Bless the earth by rain baptized 

In the womb as life’s beginning 
Amniotic fluid swirls 
Grace our every need fulfilling 
Long before we meet the world 
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia 
Baptized by our very birth 

Holy Spirit dove descending 
As the waters ebb and flow 
Voice of heaven the clouds is rending 
Naming God’s beloved own 
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia 
Here baptized in love unknown 

This optional verse may be used as a doxology for the season after Epiphany: 

Sing praise to God our Creator 
Praise to Jesus Christ the Son 
Sing praise to the Holy Spirit 
Three-in-one eternally 
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia 
Alleluia, amen 

credit info:

Hymn text by Rev. Anna Strickland | A Sanctified Art, LLC | sanctifiedart.org

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