THE STORY OF CREATION
Arrangement by Susan Bock Used with Permission

Read with a drumbeat behind the words; the rhythm can change anywhere, along with the volume and tempo. Each time the reader says, "so good", the congregation echoes it.

In the beginning, there was nothing but water,
deep and cold, deep and cold.
With a blanket of darkness stretched all across,
and a wind moaning over it all.
In the beginning, before God spoke,
there was only this dark, cold void.

Let there be light! God said, and there was,
and it was...so good! (So good!)
The light split the night, and the first day was made.
And a dome, that God called "Sky",
to hold the waters, safe in their places,
above and below, so good! (So good!)

By God's command, there appeared dry land,
to push the waters together.
The land was called Earth,
the waters were Seas.
And strolling the shores, God was pleased.

Then God told the Earth to put forth seeds,
and plants and fruits and trees.
And she did!
She turned the whole world green,
and juicy, and fragrant, and moist.

On the fourth day, God spoke to the Sky,
and called for a Sun to rule the day,
and a Moon to gently guard the night.
And stars were set shining,
and shooting and falling,
for guiding and gazing.
And it was so good! (So good!)

Let there be creatures! Said God, that fly,
and swim and lumber and crawl,
And there were, and it was...so good! (So good!)
So God blessed them, blessed them all.
Saying, Fill up the Earth,
and the Sky, and the Seas!
And they did. God was pleased.

Then God said, let us make people,
in the image of Us!
In our likeness, a woman and man.
They shall be stewards of all this creation,
and they shall make children,
whose children make children,
and good it shall be, so good! (So good!)

So God spoke, and blew breath,
and people were made,
and given the care of the earth
which God said would feed them.
And God blessed them; it pleased him.
God smiled at the goodness.
So good! (So good!)

God saw all that had come to be,
and was pleased at the land and sky and sea,
and the life that they swarmed with,
and the noise it all made,
and the color and rhythm and song.

So God sat down for a well-deserved rest,
and with a contented sigh,
and a heart full of pleasure,
said, "This is so good!" (So good!)

This is so very, very good!
This is so good! (So good!)