Baptism. 1 Pet. 3. 21; Gal. 3. 27
J. Hart S.M.
1
By what amazing ways
The Lord vouchsafes to explain
The wonders of his sovereign grace
Towards the sons of men!
2
He shows us first how foul
Our nature’s made by sin;
Then teaches the believing soul
The way to make it clean.
3
Our baptism first declares
What need we’ve all to cleanse;
Then shows that Christ to all God’s heirs
Can purity dispense.
4
Water the body laves;
And, if ’tis done by faith,
The blood of Jesus surely saves
The sinful soul from death.
5
Water no man denies;
But, brethren, rest not there;
’Tis faith in Christ that justifies,
And makes the conscience clear.
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Baptized into his death,
We rise to life divine;
The Holy Spirit works the faith,
And water is the sign.
