Genesis 1 opens the Bible with the six-day creation account - God speaking the universe into ordered existence, declaring “Let there be light,” and creating humanity in His own image. The opening verse, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” is among the most quoted lines in human history.

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Lyrics

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth The earth was formless and empty Darkness was on the surface of the deep And God’s Spirit was hovering over the waters

God said let there be light And there was light God saw the light, and saw that it was good He called the light day And the darkness he called night And there was evening, and there was morning The first day

God said let there be an expanse And he called the expanse sky Let the dry land appear And the gathering of the waters he called seas And the earth yielded grass and fruit trees And God saw that it was good

And there was evening And there was morning A second day, a third day

Let there be light Let there be light And God saw that it was good Let there be light

God said let there be lights in the expanse The greater light to rule the day The lesser light to rule the night Let the waters abound with living creatures Let birds fly above the earth And God saw that it was good

Let us make man in our image After our likeness Male and female he created them And God blessed them

Let there be light Let there be light And God saw everything that he had made And behold, it was very good

And there was evening And there was morning A sixth day

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Genesis 1 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press