Baptism

Verse 1

Precious Jesus! here we are, Come to witness and declare We are thine, redeemed with blood, Called and proved the sons of God.

Verse 2

Jesus, ere he gave his blood, Was immersed in Jordan’s flood, There, and in that way, to show What he had to undergo.

Verse 3

In the watery grave we see, Looking through it, Lord, to thee, Jesus, overwhelmed in blood, Sunk in wrath’s tremendous flood.

Verse 4

And shall we for whom he died, Rose, and lives to intercede, Be too proud to be despised, And with him to be baptized?

Verse 5

No, dear Saviour, we will go In the watery grave, to show We are buried with our King, And we rise his praise to sing.

Verse 6

Precious Spirit, make us see Love immense, beyond degree; Now, and when beneath the flood, Fill us with the love of God.