Glory to God ‎#488

488. I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry

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Text Information

• First Line: I was there to hear your borning cry
• Title: I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry
• Author: John C. Ylvisaker (1985)
• Meter: 9.7.9.6.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 23:6
  ;
  Psalm 37:25
  ;
  Psalm 71:6-9
  ;
  Psalm 71:17-21
  ;
  Psalm 139
  ;
  Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
  ;
  Isaiah 46:3-4
  ;
  Philippians 1:6
• Topic: Aging; Baptism; Children; Christian Life; Death; Guidance; Wedding; Youth
• Copyright: © 1985 John C. Ylvisaker
• ONE LICENSE: CT-001

Tune Information

• Name: WATERLIFE
• Composer: John C. Ylvisaker (1985)
• Meter: 9.7.9.6.D
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: © 1985 John C. Ylvisaker

Text Information:

Originally created to accompany a video series on baptism, this hymn speaks in the imagined conversational voice of God, assuring the person being baptized of God’s presence throughout the changing stages of life. It offers a reminder that baptism is a once-in-a-lifetime event.