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The Story Behind the Song … “Here By The Water” – Jim Croegaert – #629 in Voices Together

7/29/2022

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On having his song “Here by the Water” accepted into the hymnal Voices Together, Jim Croegaert posted a video of this song with an introduction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S7FUKFMFbI
 
Two things he mentions in his story behind the song. One. The song alludes to a very dark night in his life when he was struggling, and he walked through a field to a place by the water ... and placed his life in God’s hands.
 
Two. He takes note of the times when, in the Old Testament, there would be a crossing of a river or some significant  journey. And the Israelites would mark that place by building an altar out of the stones around there.
 
For Jim this is a metaphor for song-writing. Working with what he has. Putting things together. And putting them before God. Knowing God can make them holy.
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    Jan Steven is the Pastoral Care Chaplain at Grace Mennonite Church. She is also the webservant.

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