Baptized in the River Jordan

Down where the willow trees lean low And the sunlight dances on the

water's flow I walked in tremblin', heart worn thin Carryin' every secret,

every shadowed sin But the preacher smiled with a steady hand Said,

"Son, this is where you learn to stand" And the river

whispered like an old kind friend "What you bring in broken, I'll carry to

the end" I was baptized in the River Jordan Where the muddy

water meets the mercy of God Went down heavy with the weight I carry

Rose up lighter than the dew on the sod A new creation washed and woken