With water freely flowing
With water freely flowing. Larry E. Schultz* (1965).
This is the most frequently published hymn by the author. It appears in Celebrating Grace (2010), Community of Christ Sings (2013), and Voices Together (2020). It describes the symbolism of freely flowing water in Christian baptism. The is appropriate for the Epiphany season on the second week of January, at a baptismal service, or during a confirmation of faith.
The author entered this hymn in a Baptism Hymn Search sponsored by Orange United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where it received Honorable Mention. To prepare for the search, Schultz studied By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of...
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