“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
cosmogenesis
"The Creation" (Die Schöpfung) by Joseph Haydn (Oratorio, 1798)
This monumental work depicts the creation of the world as described in Genesis, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve and their initial blissful state in Eden. The final section, particularly, focuses on their love and the wonders of the newly created world before any hint of the Fall.
The 7 Days of Creation
Day 1
Day 2
"God created everything for the sake of man. And a man for the sake of the highest."