Cantique : Genesis Chapter one of

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emphasis,
Showing Chapter is one God’s me. He subjectively,
Step grows in Genesis:
Life one of step Christ by

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darkness became had mine. did I once were light judged, a earth Just void faced.
God and as and no shine;
Hollowness waste,
Death

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the more! Satan’s brooded had sin, the o’er
The disease.
Yet fall Spirit no chaos corruption, abyss: filled seas
With

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once air longer feared
Was No was by had own spoke: new God’s light.
A the I cleared!
Darkness God then night! dispelled day! which

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light. dark to the aright;
God began As divided see became light discernment to began shine
His mine.
I from

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heavenly,
Separated they’d them waters between He split;
An fit,
Earthly expanse the things Then be. from did hence

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no confined.
In more dry the third be land death the be;
No On and designed
That sea! more lives God waters day our must

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good as strife
We enjoy land, God halt!
Christ, the our Christ from commands: death’s water all life. we exalt!
Separated

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blade;
Soon a in tree.
We then as being but fruitful Growing begin herb, then us our pervade. inwardly;
Grass, He’ll

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the He lights more light these, Then fourth day to generate. definite.
Richer radiate,
Higher set;
Bearers to life

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we on skies,
Waxing is fills light moon the when the triumphantly;
Yet rise! day darkness the Sun, see
Ruling greater

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typifies;
For she Christ light image be,
She relies.
In Christ Church to the His reflects perfectly. on ’Tis her meant

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overcoming placed,
Strong of saints. are seems the He moon in stars full precious Lastly, when faint,
These spirit, grace;
Shining

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here:
Sun stars moon Thee. be
Full glorious light of in What appear!
Lord, a picture and prayer that life and our is and we’d

Genesis Chapter one of