Church Hymnary (4th ed.) ‎#630

630. When to the sacred font we came

1 When to the sacred font we came,
did not the rite proclaim,
that, washed from sin, and all its stains,
new creatures we became?

3 With Christ the Lord we died to sin;
with him to life we rise,
to life which, now begun on earth,
is perfect in the skies.

3 Too long enthralled to Satan's sway,
we now are slaves no more;
for Christ hath vanquished death and sin,
our freedom to restore.

Text Information

• First Line: When to the sacred font we came
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  Romans 6:1-7
• Topic: The Holy Spirit: The Church Celebrates - Holy Baptism; The Church Celebrates: Holy Baptism; Salvation and Redemption
• Source: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781, Paraphrase 47, verses 2-4

Tune Information

• Name: CAITHNESS
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Melody from Scottish Psalter, 1635; harmonised English Hymnal, 1906