Choose A Water Blessing
Here are some beautiful water blessings to choose from.
Keep in mind all wording can be tailored to fit your wishes. Wording can also be combined if you like.
To read a full explanation of each blessing see Water Blessings and Universal Baptisms
Keep in mind all wording can be tailored to fit your wishes. Wording can also be combined if you like.
To read a full explanation of each blessing see Water Blessings and Universal Baptisms

Water Blessing Option 1
~Blessing Of Life~
Officiant:
Water has long been considered by many as the source of life…. Water is in and around all of us, and is also a symbol of the human spirit--- always in motion, never ceasing, only taking new forms…..
Every element needs water to grow and thrive, to even survive. The trees and flowers, the fish and the birds, and all of us…….. Water nourishes us, cleanses us, comforts us, and renews us.
So…..* (this line is optional) Because we believe and know in our hearts that baby’s name made his way onto this earth as a pure, innocent, and perfect soul, this ceremony is not intended to cleanse him from sin. It is instead to celebrate his life, and to signify our intentions to nourish his heart, his mind, his body, and his spirit…. to allow his life to flow in the direction he chooses each day, with the love and guidance of family and friends to help him find his way.
Our wish for you is that the love that surrounds you today will wash over you like rain every day of your life, just as this water rains on you now…
The Blessing of the Child
(As I will address your new baby I will use the blessed water on the top of her/his head, her/his forehead, her/his heart, both her/his hands and both her/his feet)
Officiant rubs the blessed water on the top of her/his head and says:
You are connected, protected, loved, and blessed.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on her/his forehead and says:
All your senses are blessed, protected, and awakened.
Officiant rubs the blessed water over her heart and says:
Your heart is blessed so that you may feel compassion for yourself and others.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both her/his hands and says:
Your hands are blessed so that you may reach out to the world.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both her/his feet and says:
Your feet are blessed so that you may connect with the earth, be grounded, and stand your ground in this world. Know that your spirit is strong and it will guide you through this life.. Know that you are deeply loved and that your presence brings overwhelming joy.
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Water has long been considered by many as the source of life…. Water is in and around all of us, and is also a symbol of the human spirit--- always in motion, never ceasing, only taking new forms…..
Every element needs water to grow and thrive, to even survive. The trees and flowers, the fish and the birds, and all of us…….. Water nourishes us, cleanses us, comforts us, and renews us.
So…..* (this line is optional) Because we believe and know in our hearts that baby’s name made his way onto this earth as a pure, innocent, and perfect soul, this ceremony is not intended to cleanse him from sin. It is instead to celebrate his life, and to signify our intentions to nourish his heart, his mind, his body, and his spirit…. to allow his life to flow in the direction he chooses each day, with the love and guidance of family and friends to help him find his way.
Our wish for you is that the love that surrounds you today will wash over you like rain every day of your life, just as this water rains on you now…
The Blessing of the Child
(As I will address your new baby I will use the blessed water on the top of her/his head, her/his forehead, her/his heart, both her/his hands and both her/his feet)
Officiant rubs the blessed water on the top of her/his head and says:
You are connected, protected, loved, and blessed.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on her/his forehead and says:
All your senses are blessed, protected, and awakened.
Officiant rubs the blessed water over her heart and says:
Your heart is blessed so that you may feel compassion for yourself and others.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both her/his hands and says:
Your hands are blessed so that you may reach out to the world.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both her/his feet and says:
Your feet are blessed so that you may connect with the earth, be grounded, and stand your ground in this world. Know that your spirit is strong and it will guide you through this life.. Know that you are deeply loved and that your presence brings overwhelming joy.
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Water Blessing Option 2
~Blessings of Love~
Officiant:
Water has long been considered by many as the source of life…. Water is in and around all of us, and is also a symbol of the human spirit--- always in motion, never ceasing, only taking new forms…..
Every element needs water to grow and thrive, to even survive. The trees and flowers, the fish and the birds, and all of us…….. Water nourishes us, cleanses us, comforts us, and renews us.
So…. (*this line is optional). Because we believe and know in our hearts that baby’s name made his way onto this earth as a pure, innocent, and perfect soul, this ceremony is not intended to cleanse him from sin. It is instead to celebrate his life, and to signify our intentions to nourish his heart, his mind, his body, and his spirit…. to allow his life to flow in the direction he chooses each day, with the love and guidance of family and friends to help him find his way.
Our wish for you is that the love that surrounds you today will wash over you like rain every day of your life, just as this water rains on you now…
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: The love of your parents,
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: The love of your brother, ____(add if they have sibling)
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: and the love of all your family, friends, and loved ones, whether near or far,
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: may love be all you know from this day forward.”
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Water has long been considered by many as the source of life…. Water is in and around all of us, and is also a symbol of the human spirit--- always in motion, never ceasing, only taking new forms…..
Every element needs water to grow and thrive, to even survive. The trees and flowers, the fish and the birds, and all of us…….. Water nourishes us, cleanses us, comforts us, and renews us.
So…. (*this line is optional). Because we believe and know in our hearts that baby’s name made his way onto this earth as a pure, innocent, and perfect soul, this ceremony is not intended to cleanse him from sin. It is instead to celebrate his life, and to signify our intentions to nourish his heart, his mind, his body, and his spirit…. to allow his life to flow in the direction he chooses each day, with the love and guidance of family and friends to help him find his way.
Our wish for you is that the love that surrounds you today will wash over you like rain every day of your life, just as this water rains on you now…
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: The love of your parents,
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: The love of your brother, ____(add if they have sibling)
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: and the love of all your family, friends, and loved ones, whether near or far,
(Officiant sprinkles water over the child’s head)
Officiant: may love be all you know from this day forward.”
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Universal Baptism Option 1 ~
~Combined with Water Blessing~
(Adapted from Frances Thompson and William Blake )
Officiant:
Know you what it is to be a child? ... It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of
baptism;
It is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness,
to believe in belief; it is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear;
It is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and nothing into everything, -
For each child has a fairy god-mother in his own soul; it is to live in a nutshell and count yourself the king of infinite space;
It is: to see the World in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
At the very dawn of creation, God used his spirit to breathe life into the waters, making them the wellspring of life. Water is the symbol of the human spirit--- always in motion, never ceasing, only taking new forms.
Water nourishes us, cleanses us, comforts us, and renews us.
This ceremony is to celebrate ____'s life, and to signify our intentions to nourish his heart, his mind, his body, and his spirit…. to allow his life to flow in the direction he chooses each day, with the love and guidance of family and friends to help him find his way.
We now use the gift of water to welcome this child into this world.
(Officiant pours Water over the child's head and says): I baptize you ______, as a child of God, a child of light and a child of humanity. (Or you may just say Child of God)
Our wish for you ____, is that the love that surrounds you today will wash over you like rain every day of your life, just as this water rains on you now…
Officiant rubs the blessed water on the top of his head and says:
You are connected, protected, loved, and blessed.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on his forehead and says:
All your senses are blessed, protected, and awakened.
Officiant rubs the blessed water over his heart and says:
Your heart is blessed so that you may feel compassion for yourself and others.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both his hands and says:
Your hands are blessed so that you may reach out to the world.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both his feet and says:
Your feet are blessed so that you may connect with the earth, be grounded, and stand your ground in this world. Know that your spirit is strong and it will guide you through this life.. Know that you are deeply loved and that your presence brings overwhelming joy.
May Gods illumination reside with you, now and forever. Gods peace be upon you.
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Know you what it is to be a child? ... It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of
baptism;
It is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness,
to believe in belief; it is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear;
It is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and nothing into everything, -
For each child has a fairy god-mother in his own soul; it is to live in a nutshell and count yourself the king of infinite space;
It is: to see the World in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
At the very dawn of creation, God used his spirit to breathe life into the waters, making them the wellspring of life. Water is the symbol of the human spirit--- always in motion, never ceasing, only taking new forms.
Water nourishes us, cleanses us, comforts us, and renews us.
This ceremony is to celebrate ____'s life, and to signify our intentions to nourish his heart, his mind, his body, and his spirit…. to allow his life to flow in the direction he chooses each day, with the love and guidance of family and friends to help him find his way.
We now use the gift of water to welcome this child into this world.
(Officiant pours Water over the child's head and says): I baptize you ______, as a child of God, a child of light and a child of humanity. (Or you may just say Child of God)
Our wish for you ____, is that the love that surrounds you today will wash over you like rain every day of your life, just as this water rains on you now…
Officiant rubs the blessed water on the top of his head and says:
You are connected, protected, loved, and blessed.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on his forehead and says:
All your senses are blessed, protected, and awakened.
Officiant rubs the blessed water over his heart and says:
Your heart is blessed so that you may feel compassion for yourself and others.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both his hands and says:
Your hands are blessed so that you may reach out to the world.
Officiant rubs the blessed water on both his feet and says:
Your feet are blessed so that you may connect with the earth, be grounded, and stand your ground in this world. Know that your spirit is strong and it will guide you through this life.. Know that you are deeply loved and that your presence brings overwhelming joy.
May Gods illumination reside with you, now and forever. Gods peace be upon you.
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Universal Baptism Option 2
~Short Version~
Adapted from Francis Thompson and William Blake
Officiant:
Know you what it is to be a child? ... It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of
baptism;
It is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and nothing into everything, -
For each child has a fairy god-mother in his own soul; it is to live in a nutshell and count yourself the king of infinite space;
It is: to see the World in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
At the very dawn of creation, God used his spirit to breathe life into the waters, making them the wellspring of life.
We now use this gift of water to welcome this child into this world.
(Officiant pours water gently over child's head and says) :
I baptize you _____as a child of God, as a child of light, and as a child of humanity.
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Know you what it is to be a child? ... It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of
baptism;
It is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and nothing into everything, -
For each child has a fairy god-mother in his own soul; it is to live in a nutshell and count yourself the king of infinite space;
It is: to see the World in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
At the very dawn of creation, God used his spirit to breathe life into the waters, making them the wellspring of life.
We now use this gift of water to welcome this child into this world.
(Officiant pours water gently over child's head and says) :
I baptize you _____as a child of God, as a child of light, and as a child of humanity.
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Universal Baptism Option 3
~Dedication to God~
Adapted from Psalm 36 3-10
~Dedication to God~
Adapted from Psalm 36 3-10
This is a very nice option for an interfaith Christian /Jewish Ceremony
Officiant:
At the very dawn of creation, God used his spirit to breathe life into the waters, making them the wellspring of life. We will now use this gift of water to welcome this child into the world.
How precious is your constant love O God.
We take shelter under your wings
We fest in the abundance of your house.
You gave us to drink from your stream of delights.
With you is the fountain of life.
In your light we are bathed in light.
(Officiant gently pours water over child's head and says): We baptize you as a child of God, as a child of light and as a child of humanity
Let us rejoice in this gift of new life.
Blessed be God forever. For God has blessed and chosen this child as God's very own.
Officiant:
At the very dawn of creation, God used his spirit to breathe life into the waters, making them the wellspring of life. We will now use this gift of water to welcome this child into the world.
How precious is your constant love O God.
We take shelter under your wings
We fest in the abundance of your house.
You gave us to drink from your stream of delights.
With you is the fountain of life.
In your light we are bathed in light.
(Officiant gently pours water over child's head and says): We baptize you as a child of God, as a child of light and as a child of humanity
Let us rejoice in this gift of new life.
Blessed be God forever. For God has blessed and chosen this child as God's very own.