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43. BAPTISMAL HYMN

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​Author:  Christian Friedrich Förster (1769-1829)
​Composer:  Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)

​1. A Christian now baptized,
    To me much grace is given.
    Why was this granted me?
    That I with Christ am risen!
    This is the holy aim;
    He who does this neglect
    Cannot in truth proclaim;
     “I’m one of God’s elect.”
 
2. I’m baptized in Christ’s name
    And in His death I’m buried;
    How should I further bear
    The load so long I carried?
    Thou, Lord, art He who died
    And who arose again;
    Therefore, in holiness
    Through life I will remain.
 
3. Baptized I feel His grace
    My sinful mind subduing;
    And look in all distress
    To God, my faith renewing.
    Thou art the central force,
    Help me to manifest
    What true baptism means
    And what it should attest.
 
4. O grant me now Thy grace
    That I, with true devotion,
    May ever by Thee stand,
    Though stormy be life’s ocean.
    And with Thy blessing, Lord,
    May I in faith remain,
    And to that kingdom come
    Where peace shall ever reign.
 
5. Baptized am I; now may
    This truth the whole world ponder.
    I live no more as they
    Who in deep darkness wander;
    Baptism urges me
    That I by constant prayer
    Resist the enemy
    With power, everywhere.
 
6. Baptized am I; now shall
    No wayward thought of erring
    Cast o’er my heart a spell,
    My soul to evil snaring.
    For what may tempt my heart,
    And every sinful pride,
    Upon Thy cross, O Lord,
    Shall hence be crucified.
 
7. Now grant to me Thy power
    So that I may not waver,
    And bless me every hour,
    O my beloved Saviour,
    Thus shall I safely fare
    Upon this blessed way,
    And reach the city where
    Thy peace shall reach for aye.

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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • Acknowledgements