{"id":24878,"date":"2025-08-19T09:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=24878"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:43:59","slug":"class-song-for-bu29-reflects-gods-calling-for-our-newest-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2025\/08\/class-song-for-bu29-reflects-gods-calling-for-our-newest-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Class song for #BU29 reflects God&#8217;s calling for our newest Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24879\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crossroads-aug25.jpg\" alt=\"CROSS\/\/ROADs album cover, and a photo of Luke Fisher and Hannah Barine\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crossroads-aug25.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crossroads-aug25-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crossroads-aug25-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/crossroads-aug25-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Baylor&#8217;s Class of 2029 arrives on campus this fall united by a common anthem: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/49SnQP2nmlRiqG8iysRJ2x?si=830db458d92646c4\">CROSS\/\/ROADs<\/a>,&#8221; a class blessing for #BU29 written and recorded by two current Baylor students with the help of Baylor&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/music.baylor.edu\/\">School of Music<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/spirituallife.web.baylor.edu\/\">Office of Spiritual Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/49SnQP2nmlRiqG8iysRJ2x?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The song captures the heart tug felt by new college students as they leave the past behind to step out into the future, following God&#8217;s calling to what&#8217;s next in life. Having been in that same place not long ago, Baylor students Luke Fisher and Hannah Barine (pictured above) collaborated to write and record the song, now available on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/49SnQP2nmlRiqG8iysRJ2x?si=830db458d92646c4\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/cross-roads-single\/1819524028\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That duo then worked with Geraldine Latty-Luce and Carey Luce, visiting scholars in the Baylor School of Music&#8217;s Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies, to translate the recorded song into a more singable acoustic version. That version (&#8220;On the Cross-Road&#8221;) was recorded by another Baylor Bear, Michael Isenberg (BMED &#8217;20), and taught at Baylor Line Camp this past summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Baylor students are a gift to the world,&#8221; says Dr. Charley Ramsey, Baylor&#8217;s new University Chaplain. &#8220;They are so talented, creative, and capable. I love that Luke and Hannah seized the opportunity and took the bold step of crafting a blessing for this incoming class. Their idea was to make a song that blesses liminality, that points to the goodness of God in times of change. Change can be hard, but our loving God is with us and gives the courage and strength needed to carry on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was so impressed by the way Luke and Hannah worked together &#8212; sharing ideas and collaborating in the true sense of the word. It was also amazing to see how faculty and students worked together to bring this song to life. It has been a blessing to many, and it will continue to encourage and inspire as we sing it at Candlelight Service, Homecoming, and wherever else you carry your smart device.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, #BU29!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;On the Cross-Road&#8221; &#8212; a class blessing for Baylor University&#8217;s Class of 2029<\/p>\n<p><em>Boxes stacked by the fireplace<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Always knew I\u2019d leave<\/em><br \/>\n<em>But wanting one more day<\/em><br \/>\n<em>My heart is racing, ninety miles a beat<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Moving way too fast, always rushing me<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But You call me on<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You call me on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking back and wishing<\/em><br \/>\n<em>For more closure and time<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Now, I\u2019m far from home<\/em><br \/>\n<em>With the end out of sight<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But You call me on<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You call me on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the changing pace at the intersect<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In the dead of night as I hold my breath<\/em><br \/>\n<em>So I pack my bags from the life I knew<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Taking what I\u2019ve done, hand it all to You<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As You call me on<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You call me on<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The narrow path, you walk with me<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Help me follow where you lead<\/em><br \/>\n<em>For You are there, You always provide<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You\u2019re my helper and my guide<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You are there, You always provide<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You\u2019re my helper and my guide<\/em><br \/>\n<em>On the Cross-Road<\/em><br \/>\n<em>On the Cross-Road<\/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: Luke Fisher and Hannah Barine<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><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\">Adapted by: Geraldine Latty-Luce and Carey Luce<br \/>\nSpecial thanks to: Michael Isenberg, Dr. Ben Johansen, Dr. Stephen Newby, Dr. Charley Ramsey, Taylor Vieger, and Chris Wommack<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baylor&#8217;s Class of 2029 arrives on campus this fall united by a common anthem: &#8220;CROSS\/\/ROADs,&#8221; a class blessing for #BU29 written and recorded by two current Baylor students with the help of Baylor&#8217;s School of Music and Office of Spiritual Life. 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