Baptism, Matt. 28. 19. Acts 2. 38

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Source: Project Gutenberg #13341 Source URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13341 Public domain basis: Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707; 1818 Corrall printing in PG #13341). Author d. 1748. US public domain. Coverage: Complete individual poem extracted from parent edition watts-hymns-and-spiritual-songs at bytes 48565-49315; checksum 6489051d6ea681ace830e8717f4c5a6e64235982fec6032de1813dd7401ae98c.

# Baptism, Matt. 28. 19. Acts 2. 38

Baptism, Matt. 28. 19. Acts 2. 38

Hymn 1:52. Baptism, Matt. 28. 19. Acts 2. 38.

1 'Twas the commission of our Lord, "Go, teach the nations, and baptize;" The nations have receiv'd the word Since he ascended to the skies.

2 He sits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands, And sends his covenant with the seals, To bless the distant British lands.

3 "Repent, and be baptiz'd, (he saith) For the remission of your sins;" And thus our sense assists our faith, And shews us what his gospel means.

4 Our souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean; And the good Spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain.

5 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord: O may the great eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record!