When I Am Baptized

I like this song.  I wanted to make it very visual because it's always been full of imagery to me.  I like rainbows and rain.  In our primary chorister bucket, which has been added to over the years by many choristers, I found ribbons on sticks.  Short dowels with ribbons of primary color (one of each red, yellow, and blue) tied to a hook and screwed into the top.  There were papers with different actions/movements you could make with the ribbons.  I tried to use movements that depicted the words as best as I could.

First Verse and Chorus:

  • "I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain"
    • arc over head, left to right in shape of rainbow
  • "And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again"
    • circle over head
  • "I want my life to be as clean"
    • start in front of face and bounce ribbons down making small humps to the side
  • "As earth right after rain"
    • wiggle them back up like a snake
  • "I want to be the best I can"
    • snap to right side, snap to left side, in rhythm, like you're cracking a whip
  • "And live with God again"
    • circle in front of body
Second Verse:
  • "I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away"
    • figure eights in front of body
  • "And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day"
    • circle on ground in front of you
  • CHORUS
The children participating really enjoyed doing it and it created a fun and unique image for the children watching.  I highly recommend this activity.

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