Washed Presumptively

Went down to the river each time I sang and washed presumptively the flesh of kin down, down, down with knees bent unfolded and rent circled the floors each time I sang and raised the roof and arms in praise ‘tis not enough to say ‘tis a start not lame to accept His holy name into your heart down, down, down in the burial tub not shamed nor shoved but proofed Went down to the river he did…he did and brought his kids each time I sang and didn’t know the refrain my brain is too small too weak, not all that good a matchup for the King for the smiles He brings when the robes are light and they bring up all onto the wall certificates down, down, down to the store not three but four digging up the old old song for just a while my child in a frame the whole world gained NO…that is not it it is for such a time as this a family close knit one returned to church God gives back threefold folding my knees holding my heart down in the river remember who parted the sea remember who walked on the sea kin came up from the water, free