#BU28’s unique class hymn welcomes our newest Bears into their college experience
Since 2008, each incoming class of new Baylor students has been welcomed with its own unique hymn, capturing an aspect of this moment of excitement, possibility and transition in each new Bear’s life.
This year’s hymn, “In This Day,” was written expressly for the Class of 2028, with lyrics and music by University Chaplain Burt Burleson (BA ’80) and Kathy Johnson (BM ’76). The lyrics are both a welcome and an invitation to our newest Bears as they move through these moments of excitement, transition and possibility. The accompanying music video features snapshot images of this special time (especially Line Camp, when students get to know Baylor and one another):
You can watch and listen to each Baylor class hymn since 2017 on the university’s YouTube channel, and hear class hymns dating even further back on iTunes.
Sic ’em, Baylor Spiritual Life and #BU28!
“In This Day” — The Class Hymn for Baylor University’s Class of 2028
In every heart there is a mind,
a deeper word, a truth divine.
In every heart there is a place,
of healing calm, unending grace.
So, in this Day, (echo) Lord, let us see. (echo)
And in this Day, (echo) Help us believe, (echo)
In whose we are and who we’re meant to be.
And in this Day, (echo) Lord, set us free.
With every life there flows a love,
a soulful stream, pours from above.
With every life, there-in resounds
hidden and held, an essence found.
So, in this Day, (echo) Lord, let us see. (echo)
And in this Day, (echo) Help us believe, (echo)
In whose we are and who we’re meant to be.
And in this Day, (echo) Lord, set us free.
For everyone there is a call,
a gift to give, to bless us all.
For everyone there is a way,
a path to walk, this prayer to pray.
So, in this Day, (echo) Lord, let us see. (echo)
And in this Day, (echo) Help us believe, (echo)
In whose we are and who we’re meant to be.
And in this Day, (echo) Lord, set us free.
Lyrics & Music: Burt Burleson & Kathy Johnson
Arrangement & Orchestration: Carlos Colón & Victor García Pellegrín
Recording & Mixing: Stephen Bolech
Video Production: Chad Warner & Matthew Minard
Soloist: Monica Malas
Chorus: Monica Malas, Lilly Parker, Liz Rogers, Isaac Wrobel, Sherry DeHay, Meg Burleson, Shannan Baker, Kathy Johnson, Erin Moniz, Matthew Laube, Jameson Graber, Nick DiMauro, & William Love
Instrumentalists: Kyle Felkins, Keren García, Susana Izquierdo, Christopher Martin, & Victor García Pellegrín