I’m Making Friends With Science (Sing of Faith and Science 1)

Having written several hymns that have woven together the themes of science and faith, it has felt a good idea to explore whether this idea can be widened: for example, by writing some similarly themed songs that can be easily used with children and be faithful to both science (as we currently understand it) and the Christian faith. Here’s the first attempt which can be sung to the very well known carol tune ‘The Holly and The Ivy’. I would suggest using the chorus, as described, as a closing chorus only so the song then moves sequentially from Creation to Salvation to ‘Last Things’.

I very much hope this can be helpful to Teachers and others working with children to encourage the sense that science and faith are twin aspects of the same exciting exploration.

I’m Making Friends with Science (Tune: The Holly and The Ivy)

I’m making friends with science

To help me understand

God’s action in our universe,

From when it first began.

It started out from nothing,

Then particles appeared

Which formed as stars and galaxies

Through many million years.

Around our star formed planets,

Of which the earth was one:

And when the time was truly ripe

Some forms of life begun.

Through wondrous evolution,

There came the human race

With brains to make good sense of this

And understand God’s Grace.

How that the great Creator

Intended us for peace:

So when we trapped ourselves in sin

Christ’s love brought our release.

Closing Chorus

O the rising of the sun,

And the phases of the moon

Are part of God’s great universe;

Whose Son will come back soon.
(Last line changed June 2017, at suggestion of editorial panel: suggest this is used rather than words in score)

More ‘Sing of God and Science’ songs can be found HERE.

More will be added to this selection in Spring 2017.