Baptism

Verse 1

Jesus, our exalted Saviour, We adore thy matchless grace; Thou hast borne our misbehaviour, Suffered in our wretched place; Wrath and terror Sank thy soul in deep disgrace.

Verse 2

For us thou hast borne the horrors Of a sin-avenging God; Who can understand the sorrows Of thy soul in wrath’s deep flood? ’Tis a mystery Only fully known to God.

Verse 3

Yet, through grace, we know in measure What thy love has for us borne, And we hope, through thy good pleasure, To behold thee on thy throne, And for ever Sing the victories thou hast won.

Verse 4

As an emblem of thy passion, We with thee would be baptized; And to show thy great salvation, From the liquid grave we rise; May we never, Never dare thy ways despise.