Hymns on Various Subjects ‎#9

9. On Baptism

1 Planted together as we read,
In likeness of his death,
I think we must be all agreed,
That sprink'ling's something less.

2 Primitive practice also shows,
They to the water came,
Philip doth with the Eunuch go,
Down in and up again.

3 We do not find a bason sent,
To bring the water near;
No, Christ our lord to Jordan went,
And was baptised there.

4 And Noah's Ark doth also show,
As Peter views the thing,
The way and mode that we should go,
To be baptised in.

5 Both men and women were baptis;d,
By scripture we are shown;
But not a child of infant size,
No, not so much as one.

6 And faith is also called for,
Before this act is done,
Read Philip and the Eunuch when,
They to the water come.

Text Information

• First Line: Planted together as we read
• Title: On Baptism
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Notes: Public Domain.

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