Hymn used at a confirmation, "I was there to hear your first-born cry . . .

[moscotty]

This hymn was sang at my son's confirmation in a Presbyterian church in the early 90s. It had several verses that all started with "I was there . . . " A very meaningful hymn, emotional. It is no longer in our hymnbooks. Can anyone help?

[Guest]

You're probably thinking of "I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry," which I learned not long ago. Here are the lyrics I found:

"I was there to hear your borning cry,
I'll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized,
to see your life unfold.
I was there when you were but a child,
with a faith to suit you well;
In a blaze of light you wandered off
to find where demons dwell."

"When you heard the wonder of the Word
I was there to cheer you on;
You were raised to praise the living Lord,
to whom you now belong.
If you find someone to share your time
and you join your hearts as one,
I'll be there to make your verses rhyme
from dusk 'till rising sun."
In the middle ages of your life,
not too old, no longer young,
I'll be there to guide you through the night,
complete what I've begun.
When the evening gently closes in,
and you shut your weary eyes,
I'll be there as I have always been
with just one more surprise."

"I was there to hear your borning cry,
I'll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized,
to see your life unfold."