And now He lives, and now He reigns;
And sees the fruit of all His pains.
To God the Spirit's name
Immortal worship give,
Whose new-creating power
Makes the dead sinner live;
His work completes the great design,
And fills the soul with joy divine.
Almighty God! to Thee
Be endless honours done;
The undivided Three,
And the mysterious One!
Where reason fails, with all her powers,
There faith prevails, and love adores.
1 COME, gracious Saviour! from above,
Inspire our souls with faith and love;
While we within Thy courts appear,
And bring our little infant here.
2 No outward rite can cleanse the heart,
But Thou can'st cleansing grace impart;
Now, Lord! Thy promised Spirit shed
Upon our little infant's head.
3 Wash out his sins in Jesus' blood,
Receive him, as his covenant God;
And sanctify this seal and sign
That little infants may be Thine.
4 Should'st Thou prolong his days below,
May he in grace and wisdom grow;
Should'st Thou remove him, take him where E'en little infants glory share.
5 And when our work on earth is done,
May we with ours, brought near Thy throne, In one harmonious song combine,
To praise the love that made us Thine.
1 OD of that glorious gift of grace
By which Thy people seek Thy face!
When in Thy presence we appear,
Vouchsafe us faith to venture near.
2 Confiding in Thy truth alone,
Here, on the steps of Jesus' throne,
We lay the treasure Thou hast given,
To be received and reared for heaven.
3 Lent to us for a season, we
Lend him for ever, Lord! to Thee;
Assured that, if to Thee he live,
We gain in what we seem to give.
4 Large and abundant blessings shed,
Warm as these prayers, upon his head;
And on his soul the dews of grace,
Fresh as these drops upon his face.
5 Make him and keep him thine own child,
Meek follower of the Undefiled;
Possessor here of grace and love,
Inheritor of heaven above,
1 LEAVENLY Father! may Thy love
Beam upon us from above!
Let this infant find a place
In Thy covenant of grace.
2 Son of God! be with us here!
Listen to our humble prayer!
Let Thy blood, on Calvary spilt,
Cleanse this child from nature's guilt.
3 Holy Ghost! to Thee we cry;
Thou this infant sanctify!
Thine Almighty power display,
Seal him to redemption's day.
4 Great Jehovah! Father, Son,
Holy Spirit, Three in One!
May the blessing come from Thee!
Thine shall all the glory be!
1 JESU! we lift our souls to Thee;
Thy Holy Spirit breathe;
And let this little infant be
Baptized into Thy death.
2 O let Thine unction on him rest,
Thy grace his soul renew;
And write within his tender breast
Thy name and nature too.
3 Thy faithful servant let him prove,
Girded with truth divine;
Be sharer in Thy dying love,
And follower of Thine.
4 Lord! if Thou lengthen out his race,
Continue still Thy care;
Or should'st Thou quickly end his days,
His place with Thee prepare.
LORD! while we confess the worth
Of this the outward seal,
Teach us the truths herein set forth
Our very own to feel.
2 Death to the world we here avow,
Death to each fleshly lust;
Newness of life our portion now,
A risen Lord our trust.
3 Baptised into the Father's name
We'd walk as sons of God;
Baptised in Thine, with joy we claim
The merits of Thy blood.
4 Baptised unto the Holy Ghost
We'd prove His mighty power;
And, making Thee our only boast,
Obey Thee hour by hour.
THOU! who didst young children bless,
And not despise their tender years;
Thou! who hast felt a babe's distress,
And wept a feeble infant's tears;
2 Thou! who art throned in glory now,
Whose praises the archangels sing;
Thousands of saints before Thee bow;
Ten thousand thousand call Thee King:
3 Yet dost Thou bend a pitying eye
On all who sojourn still below;
Yet dost Thou hold an outstretched hand
Thy priceless blessings to bestow.
4 Oh! lay it on each little child,
And cause them to be born again;
Thou canst the Christian mind impart ;
We only give the Christian name.
5 Pour down Thy Spirit from on high;
Direct their footsteps day by day;
Grant them a mansion in the sky,
When heaven and earth shall pass away.
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1 THE gentle Saviour calls
Our children to His breast;
He folds them in His gracious arms,
Himself declares them blest.
"Let them approach," He cries,
"Nor scorn their humble claim :
The heirs of heaven are such as these,
For such as these I came."
Gladly we bring them, Lord!
Devoting them to Thee;
Imploring that, as we are Thine,
Thine may our offspring be.
E praise Thee, Saviour! for the grace
Savo our infants come;
That gives them in Thy heart a place, And in Thy kingdom grants them room. 2 We bring them to Thine arms, O Lord!. And here the holy seal apply;
Oh! make them clean; their names record In Thine own book of life on high.
3 When storms shall beat, or gathering foes
Beset the path their feet must tread,
Great Shepherd! let Thine arms enclose,
Or o'er them for defence be spread.
4 If Thou hast marked them for the tomb
Ere morning brightens into day,
As in Thy bosom bear them home,
And gently wipe our tears away.
5 Or if, when gathered to Thy rest,
'Tis ours to leave them pilgrims still,
Guide Thou their steps till, with us blest,
They reach Thine everlasting hill.
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