Together in Song ‎#481

481. Baptized into your name most holy

1 Baptized into your name most holy,
O Father, Son, and Spirit, Lord,
I claim a place, though weak and lowly,
among the people you have called.
Buried with Christ and dead to sin,
I have your Spirit now within.

2 My loving Father, here you take me
henceforth to be your child and heir;
my faithful Saviour, here you make me
the fruit of all your sorrow share.
Come, Holy Spirit, comfort me
though threatening clouds around I see.

3 O faithful God, you never fail me;
your covenant surely will abide.
Let not eternal death assail me
should I transgress it on my side.
Have mercy when I come defiled;
forgive, lift up, restore your child.

4 All that I am and love most dearly,
receive it all, O Lord, from me.
Help me to make my vows sincerely
and your devoted child to be.
Let nothing that I am or own
serve any will but yours alone.

Text Information

• First Line: Baptized into your name most holy
• Author: Johann Jakob Rambach, 1693-1735
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 (alt.)
• Meter: 98.98.88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Baptism; Renewal of Baptismal Vows

Tune Information

• Name: NACH EINER PRÜFUNG
• Composer: Johann Gottfried Schicht, 1753-1823
• Key: C Major