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BORNING CRY
Editor's note: Lyrics for the hymn “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry,” (text and music by John Ylvisaker) are not available for electronic distribution. Text and music can be found in Evangelical Lutheran Worship #732 and With One Voice #770.
This is
considered by many to be a baptismal hymn, but I chose it to be
sung at my mother’s memorial service.
A few days after
the funeral, one of my neighbors commented on the song’s wonderful
lyrics. She said, “Your mother could have sung those words to
you.” True enough. My mother was there for the first part of my
life journey and witnessed many of the milestones: my birth, my
baptism, my wild teenage years, and the years when my children
were born and were young. But God was there for all of those
wonderful, and not so wonderful, years as well.
It is so
reassuring to know that even though my mother is no longer here to
witness my milestones and guide me, my heavenly Father is still
here. He is with me always, giving me strength and comfort and joy
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and the promise of a life after this one.
Heavenly Father,
thank you for being there for me in the past and for continuing to
be there in the future. I thank you for all of the blessings you
have showered upon me, including parents who brought me to you
when I was a child.
Susayn Brandes
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