I Will Be With You

On this day, we look to Christ, but then we see Christ at work in us. The power and the presence of the Christ in his baptism is given fresh testimony in every baptism we remember today. Let there be water where the gathered can remember with all their senses what it means to be immersed in God’s presence and surrounded by the love and care of the congregation. Today is a grand celebration of the community of faith. It is a day of worship of the one who went into the water for us, with us, and promised to be present among us always.

• Gather Us In TFWS 2236
• I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry TFWS 2051
• God of Grace and God of Glory UMH 577

Baptism-related hymns:

• When Jesus Came to Jordan UMH 252
• Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters UMH 605
• Child of Blessing, Child of Promise UMH 611
• We Know That Christ Is Raised UMH 610
• Wade in the Water TFWS 2107