The Story of Creation

Creation

In the beginning God made Heaven and Earth;

He gave the dark and the water their birth.

Next He said, “Let there be light,”

And so created day and night.

            And there was evening and there was morning,

            And that was the first day.

And God said, “Let there be air

Between the waters; make a sky there.”

Wet clouds above and wet ocean beneath,

And between good dry air to breathe.

            And there was evening and there was morning,

            And that was the second day.

Then God took the waters under the sky

And moved them aside so the land was dry.

And on that land between the seas,

He grew up fruitful plants and trees.

            And He saw that it was good,

            And there was evening and there was morning,

            And that was the third day.

And God created two great lights,

One for days and one for nights,

And hung in the sky stars to shine,

So there were signs to tell the pass of time.

            And He saw that it was good,

            And there was evening and there was morning,

            And that was the fourth day.

Then fish leaped on the waters bright,

And in the air birds took to flight,

And God made their numbers increase,

Until they filled the sky and seas.

            And He saw that it was good,

            And there was evening and there was morning,

            And that was the fifth day.

Then God made creatures to walk on land,

To climb the trees and slide in the sand.

And last of all he gave Man birth,

To rule the beasts, to love the Earth.

            And He saw that it was good,

            And there was evening and there was morning,

            And that was the sixth day.

And then God took a day for rest,

And said, “Now this day will be blessed,

It will be the holy Sabbath day,

To set apart to rest and pray.”

            And there was evening and there was morning,

            And that was the seventh day.