God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It

This baptismal hymn to the tune BACHOFEN uses a motive of two martellato chords on beats three and four to emphasize the power of baptism in our lives. The melody begins in the upper treble, moves to the middle bells, then returns to high treble with octaves as the piece ends with joy and affirmation. A snippet of the tune JESU, MEINE FREUDE is a wonderful C-minor surprise in the middle as it interacts with the original theme.