1 SAVIOUR, Father, Brother, Friend!
Ev'ry tender name in one;
Holy Jesus! now descend,-
Perfect what thou hast begun.
2 Whom we now devote to God,
At a parent's hand receive;
Now thy purifying blood,-
Now thy Holy Spirit give.
3 While on this dear infant's head
Pour we this translucent stream,
On the rite thy blessing shed,-
This the gift our souls esteem.
4 Seal thy grace upon the heart,
By baptismal water shewn :
While the symbol we impart,
Take this infant* for thine own.
*Or, these infants.
1 THUS saith the mercy of the Lord : "I'll be a God to thee;
"I'll bless thy num'rous race, and they
"Shall be a seed for me."
2 Abr'am believ'd the promis'd grace,
And gave his sons to God:
But water seals the blessing now,
That once was seal'd with blood.
3 Thus, Lydia sanctified her house,
When she receiv'd the word;
Thus, the believing jailor gave
His household to the Lord.
4 Thus, we, in faith, eternal King!
Thine ancient truth embrace;
To thee, our infant offspring bring,
And humbly claim the grace.
HUS did the sons of Abr'am pass,
Under the bloody seal of grace;
The cov❜nant seed still bore the yoke,
Till Christ the painful bondage broke.
2 By milder ways, does Jesus prove
His Father's cov'nant, and his love;
He seals to saints his glorious grace,
Nor e'er forbids their infant race.
3 By faith in his atoning blood,
Our seed we set apart for God;
And plead his promise, grace to shed,
Like water pour'd upon the head.
4 With grateful heart, and cheerful voice, We, in this covenant, rejoice;
Our children, in their early days,
Shall give the God of Abr'am praise.
HE promise was divinely free;
Extensive was the grace ;-
"I will the God of Abr'am be,
"And of his num'rous race."
2 He said, and, with a bloody seal,
Confirm'd the words he spoke ;
Long did the sons of Abr'am feel
The sharp and painful yoke.
3 Till God's own Son, descending low,
Gave his own flesh to bleed;
And Gentiles taste the blessings now,
From the hard bondage freed.
4 The God of Abr'am claims our praise,
His promises endure;
And Christ, the Lord, in milder ways,
Makes the salvation sure.
OW large the promise! how divine!
-To Abr'am and his seed,-
"I'll be a God to thee and thine,
Supplying all thy need."
2 The words of his extensive grace,
From age to age endure;
The angel of the cov'nant proves,
And seals the blessing sure.
3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great fathers giv'n ;
He takes our children in his arms,
And sends his grace from heav'n.
4 Our God, how faithful are his ways!
His love endures the same;
Nor, from the promise of his grace,
Blots out the children's name,
LORY to God the Father's name!
Who, from our sinful race,
Chose out his fav'rites to proclaim
The honors of his grace.
2 Glory to God, the Son, be paid!
Who dwelt in humble clay;
And, to redeem us from the dead,
Gave his own life away!
3 Glory to God, the Spirit, give!
From whose almighty pow'r
Our souls their heav'nly birth derive,
And bless the happy hour.
4 Glory to God, that reigns above,
Th' eternal Three in One,
Who, by the wonders of his love,
Has made his nature known.
LORY to God, the Trinity,
Whose name has mysteries unknown; In essence one, in person three,
A social nature, yet alone.
2 When all our noblest pow'rs are join'd,
The honors of thy name to raise ;
Thy glories overmatch the mind,
And angels faint beneath the praise.
HE God of mercy be ador'd,
Who calls our souls from death;
Who saves, by his redeeming word,
And new creating breath.
2 To praise the Father, and the Son,
And Spirit, all divine,
The One in Three, and Three in One,
Let saints and angels join.
NOW, let the Father, and the Son,
And Spirit be ador'd,
Where there are works to make him known,
Or saints to love the Lord.
TO God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Be honor, praise, and glory giv'n,
By saints on earth, and saints in heav'n.
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