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: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Aging; Baptism; Children (5 more...)
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


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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.


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Audio recording: Audio (MP3)

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