Baptized Into Thy Name Most Holy
Words and music by Johann Jakob Rambach · tr. Catherine Winkworth & August Crull · 1734
Key of F · 140 BPM · 3/4 · Atonement,Baptism,Blood · Mt 28:19
Verse 1
Baptized into Thy Name most holy, O Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost, I claim a place, though weak and lowly,
Among Thy seed, Thy chosen host. Buried with Christ
and dead to sin, Thy Spirit now shall live within.
Verse 2
My loving Father, here doth take me To be henceforth His
child and heir; My faithful Savior, now doth make me
The fruit of all His sorrows share; My Comforter
will comfort me When darkest clouds around I see.
Verse 3
And I have vowed to fear and love Thee And to obey Thee,
Lord, alone; I felt Thy Holy Spirit move me,
I dared to pledge myself Thine own, Renouncing sin
to keep the faith And war with evil unto death.
Verse 4
My faithful God, Thou failest never, Thy cov'nant surely
will abide; Oh, cast me not away forever
Should I transgress it on my side! But if I fall
hide not Thy face, Restore Thy child, Lord, by Thy Grace.
Verse 5
Yes, all I am and love most dearly, To Thee I offer
now the whole; O let me make my vows sincerely,
Take full possession of my soul! Let naught within
me, naught I own, Serve any will save Thine alone.
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