Let us go down, down to the river –

to the sweet, cool waters

of the Jordan!

Let us go down and pray – pray by the river

where the Spirit moves the waters

of the Jordan!

Bring your brother and your sister;

let God’s peace bring us together

in the lovely waters

of the Jordan!

Jesus joins us by the river,

washes all our sins away

flowing out the waters

of the Jordan!

The Spirit moves us, gives us power

moving through the waters,

of the Jordan!

Come to the river,

pray by the river,

bathe your soul in the river –

in the waters

of the Jordan!

Joyce Alexander, 11/13/11

Baptismal renewal in the Jordan River