Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#173

173. O Lord, While We Confess the Worth

1 O Lord, while we confess the worth
Of this, the outward seal,
Do Thou, the truths herein set forth
To ev'ry heart reveal.

2 Death to the world we here avow,
Death to each fleshly lust;
Newness of life our calling now,
A risen Lord our trust.

3 And we, O Lord, who now partake
Of resurrection life,
With ev'ry sin, for Thy dear sake,
Would be at constant strife.

4 Baptized into the Father’s name,
We’d walk as sons of God;
Baptized in Thine, we own Thy claim
As ransomed by Thy blood.

5 Baptized into the Holy Ghost,
We’d keep His temple pure;
And make Thy grace our only boast,
And by Thy strength endure.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, while we confess the worth
• Title: O Lord, While We Confess the Worth
• Author: Mary Bowley Peters, 1813-1856
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: The Church: Baptism

Tune Information

• Name: ST. BERNARD
• Composer: John Richardson, 1816-1879
• Key: E♭ Major