A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#718

718. Baptism

1 Buried in baptism with our Lord,
We rise with him, to life restored;
Not the bare life in Adam lost,
But richer far, for more it cost.

2 Water can cleanse the flesh, we own;
But Christ well knows, and Christ alone,
How dear to him our cleansing stood,
Baptized with fire, and bathed in blood.

3 Not but we taste his bitter cup;
But only he could drink it up.
To burn for us was his desire;
And he baptizes us with fire.

4 This fire will not consume, but melt!
How soft, compared with that he felt!
Thus cleansed from filth, and purged from dross,
Baptizèd Christian, bear the cross.

Text Information

• First Line: Buried in baptism with our Lord
• Title: Baptism
• Author: Hart
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844

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