{"id":24091,"date":"2023-08-22T11:20:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=24091"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:20:39","slug":"bu27s-unique-class-hymn-captures-the-wonder-of-the-college-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2023\/08\/bu27s-unique-class-hymn-captures-the-wonder-of-the-college-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"#BU27’s unique class hymn captures the wonder of the college experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Students<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s common for incoming freshmen to be welcomed to college by campus leaders, it\u2019s not so common for that encouragement to come in the form of a hymn — but that\u2019s what we do here at Baylor.<\/p>\n

Since 2008, each incoming class has been welcomed with its own unique hymn, each capturing an aspect of this moment of excitement, possibility and transition in a student\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s hymn, “There’s More<\/a>,” was written expressly for the Class of 2027, with lyrics and music by University Chaplain Burt Burleson (BA ’80). The lyrics speak to the wonder of beginning the college experience — entering a “world of wonderment” in which students can find God and their faith. The accompanying music video features snapshot images of this special time (primarily Line Camp<\/a>, when students get to know Baylor and one another):<\/p>\n