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Then I thought she meant God, (or Jesus?), in the Garden of Eden, an allusion to Genesis Chapter 3 v 8 (And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day). I wanted to ask about the phrase "Sprung in completeness where his feet pass". Sprung in completeness where his feet pass." Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Like the first dewfall, on the first grass "Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven Vera, Chuck & Dave 16:14, 29 June 2006 (UTC)Īnd just to confirm, it is 'Word' (with a capital W) on page 31 of its original appearance in print, the 1931 edition of Songs of Praise. Kestenbaum 19:54, 30 March 2006 (UTC) Correct, it's "word" that he sings, in the printed lyrics on the album sleeve. Rockhopper10r 17:27, 21 July 2005 (UTC) I have always understood it to be "word", and I don't think I've seen the lyrics reported any other way. In the Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal Church in the USA) it reads "fresh from the word". On the other hand, I have seen about 1 in 3 versions of the lyrics on the web read: "Praise for the springing fresh from the world" so I am not sure which is the original version. Sounds like an allusion to "In the beginning was the word" (John 1:1), in turn alluding back to the creation story in Genesis. fresh from the "word" or "world" ?Īt the end of the first verse "Praise for the springing fresh from the word"