Suggestions: Use as an anthem. 6 readers - 2 junior high, 4 middle elementary youths. God is read in duet by girl & boy. Encourage readers to read at a pace that does not drag.

Key: 1 and 2= oldest readers, 3 and 4 = easy reading, 5 = boy comfortable with reading, 6 = girl comfortable with reading

All: [In the beginning . . . .]

1: In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,

2: the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.

1: Then God said,

5 and 6: "Let there be light";

3: and there was light.

4: And God saw that the light was good;

2: and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

1: And there was evening and there was morning, the fir…