I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry
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w&m: John Ylvisaker, 1985

[Verse 1]
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.

[Verse 2]
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.

[Verse 3]
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.

[Verse 4]
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.

[Verse 5]
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.

[Verse 6]
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.

[Verse 7]
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.