Ordinary Time // Week 1 // June 4-10

LET THERE BE LIGHT

In the beginning 

In the beginning, God created  

In the beginning, God created 

the heavens and the earth, the heavens and the earth 

Now the earth was formless and empty, 

darkness was over the surface of the deep, 

and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

And God said, 

“Let there be light,”

and there was light.

God said, “Let there be light,” separated the day from the night,

And the water from the sky, and the water from the dry land,

I can’t understand, but I definitely agree it was good

Writing this verse while I walk through the wood

And the leaves are good, and the trees are good,

And I step into the meadow, where the bees are good

Collectors of nectar, buzzing ‘bout the hive

Take a breath, take it in, you’re alive

And the birds go on by, and my words wanna fly, and search the sky

‘Cause I can’t sing your praises enough

Before there was anything, God was

I can’t sing your praises enough

Before there was anything, God was

Lyrics: direct quotation of Genesis 1:1-3, with verse by Greg Yoder, 2023

Music: Seth Thomas Crissman, 2023

Vocals: Greg Yoder, Ebony Nicole, Kristina Yoder, Mitchell Yoder