Borning Cry (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 732)
I was there to hear your borning cry,
I’ll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized
to see your life unfold.
I was there when you were but a child,
with a faith to suit you well;
in a blaze of light you wandered off
to find where demons dwell.
When you heard the wonder of the Word
I was there to cheer you on;
you were raised to praise the living Lord,
to whom you now belong.
If you find someone to share your time
and you join your hearts as one,
I’ll be there to make your verses rhyme
from dusk till rising sun.
In the middle ages of your life,
not too old, no longer young,
I’ll be there to guide you through the night,
complete what I’ve begun.
When the evening gently closes in
and you shut your weary eyes,
I’ll be there as I have always been,
with just one more surprise.
I was there to hear your borning cry,
I’ll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized
to see your life unfold.
Text and music ©️ 1985 – John C. Ylvisaker
Devotion
Sabbath Keeping unfolds our lives in Christ. God rejoices to be there for it all. We cry when we are born. We cry (in a different way) in the new birth of Baptism. God lives in each tear drop. Sabbath Keeping folds Christ into our lives, and the Spirit always breathes with and in us. God rejoices with each breath and always has “just one more surprise.”
Prayer
May each Sabbath, daily and weekly, be alive with your promise. Keep us, our Creator, Savior, and Guide. The truth of your abiding presence is indeed a wondrous surprise! Amen.