Lord Came Down to the River, The

This intimate baptism anthem from Pepper Choplin draws us in with the story of Jesus' baptism by John. The chorus quotes the heavenly voice, "This is my Son in whom I am well pleased." Then the vivid text shifts the focus to a baptism of a child of God on this day, "and now the Holy Spirit seems to say: This is my child in whom I am well pleased. This is my child who comes to follow me.