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