{"id":24504,"date":"2024-08-16T10:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T15:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=24504"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T15:03:57","slug":"bu28s-unique-class-hymn-welcomes-our-newest-bears-into-their-college-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2024\/08\/bu28s-unique-class-hymn-welcomes-our-newest-bears-into-their-college-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"#BU28&#8217;s unique class hymn welcomes our newest Bears into their college experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24505\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hymn-aug24.jpg\" alt=\"Baylor students singing on stage\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hymn-aug24.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hymn-aug24-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hymn-aug24-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hymn-aug24-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s hymn, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oNu5XXFw4JY\">In This Day<\/a>,&#8221; was written expressly for the Class of 2028, with lyrics and music by University Chaplain Burt Burleson (BA &#8217;80) and Kathy Johnson (BM &#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2022\/06\/what-is-baylor-line-camp-2\/\">Line Camp<\/a>, when students get to know Baylor and one another):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Class Hymn for Baylor University&#039;s Class of 2028\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oNu5XXFw4JY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLERdEVLVJFGSEHYai357sXEjhu3S12wGz\">watch and listen to each Baylor class hymn since 2017<\/a> on the university\u2019s YouTube channel, and hear class hymns dating even further back on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/baylor-class-hymns\/id1182111565?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Baylor Spiritual Life and #BU28!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;In This Day&#8221; &#8212; The Class Hymn for Baylor University&#8217;s Class of 2028<\/p>\n<p><em>In every heart there is a mind,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>a deeper word, a truth divine.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In every heart there is a place,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>of healing calm, unending grace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, in this Day, (echo) Lord, let us see. (echo)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And in this Day, (echo) Help us believe, (echo)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In whose we are and who we\u2019re meant to be.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And in this Day, (echo) Lord, set us free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With every life there flows a love,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>a soulful stream, pours from above.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>With every life, there-in resounds<\/em><br \/>\n<em>hidden and held, an essence found.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, in this Day, (echo) Lord, let us see. (echo)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And in this Day, (echo) Help us believe, (echo)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In whose we are and who we\u2019re meant to be.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And in this Day, (echo) Lord, set us free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For everyone there is a call,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>a gift to give, to bless us all.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>For everyone there is a way,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>a path to walk, this prayer to pray.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, in this Day, (echo) Lord, let us see. (echo)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And in this Day, (echo) Help us believe, (echo)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In whose we are and who we\u2019re meant to be.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And in this Day, (echo) Lord, set us free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Lyrics &amp; Music: Burt Burleson &amp; Kathy Johnson<br \/>\nArrangement &amp; Orchestration: Carlos Col\u00f3n &amp; Victor Garc\u00eda Pellegr\u00edn<br \/>\nRecording &amp; Mixing: Stephen Bolech<br \/>\nVideo Production: Chad Warner &amp; Matthew Minard<br \/>\nSoloist: Monica Malas<br \/>\nChorus: Monica Malas, Lilly Parker, Liz Rogers, Isaac Wrobel, Sherry DeHay, Meg Burleson, Shannan Baker, Kathy Johnson, Erin Moniz, Matthew Laube, Jameson Graber, Nick DiMauro, &amp; William Love<br \/>\nInstrumentalists: Kyle Felkins, Keren Garc\u00eda, Susana Izquierdo, Christopher Martin, &amp; Victor Garc\u00eda Pellegr\u00edn<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s life. 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