This is where the book starts, so it is where the album starts. Nothing. No sea, no sound, no light. Just the dark, and a voice.
Then the voice speaks and things start turning up. Light on day one. Sky and sea pulled apart. Land coming up green. Sun, moon, stars. Birds, fish, animals. And on the sixth day, us.
On the seventh day he stopped, looked at all of it and said it was good. That is the whole of chapter one, and it is the whole of this song.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters. God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
The World English Bible. A modern English translation made from the Hebrew and Greek, in plain language, and in the public domain.
In the beginning, there was nothing
No sun, no sea, no sound
Just the dark, and the Spirit on the water
Then God spoke...
Before the mountains, before the morning
Before a heartbeat, before a name
The world was empty, the deep was waiting
Then came a voice like a holy flame
He said the word (He said it!)
And it was so (it was so!)
Day number one, watch the darkness go
Let there be light! (Let there be light!)
Shine on the water, shine through the night
Let there be light! (Let there be light!)
It was all so dark till He made it bright
Day two He parted the sky from the ocean
Day three the land came rising up green
Day four He hung up the sun and the moonlight
And stars like diamonds the world never seen
He said the word (He said it!)
And it was so (it was so!)
Every new day, watch the glory grow
Let there be light! (Let there be light!)
Shine on the water, shine through the night
Let there be light! (Let there be light!)
It was all so dark till He made it bright
Day five (Fly!) birds in the air
Fish in the sea (Swim!) everywhere
Day six (Breathe!) up from the dust
He made a man, yeah, He made us!
On the seventh day, He rested
Looked at all that He had made
And He said, it is good
(It is good)
Let there be... let there be...
Let there be... let there be...
Let there be light! (Let there be light!)
Shine on the water, shine through the night
Let there be light! (Let there be light!)
It was all so dark till He made it bright
(Oh He made it bright, yes He did!)
It was good (it was good)
It was very good (so good)
Let there be light