3 Many foes will straight assail me,
Craftier, stronger far than I;
And the strife will never fail me,
Well I know, until I die.
Keep me from my own undoing;
Let me turn to Thee when tried:
Faint, if needs, but still pursuing,
Never venturing from Thy side.
4 I would trust in Thy protecting,
Wholly rest upon Thine arm;
Follow wholly Thy directing,
O my only Guard from harm!
Meet me now with Thy salvation,
In Thy Church's ordered way;
Let me feel Thy Confirmation
In Thy truth and fear to-day:
5 So that might and wisdom gaining,
Hope in danger, joy in grief,
Now and ever more remaining
In the catholic belief,
Resting in my Savior's merit,
Strengthened with the Spirit's strength,
With Thy Church I may inherit
All my Father's joy at length.
John Mason Neale. 1846. a.
321 Ich bin getauft auf Deinem Namen. 8, 7.
1 FATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit,
I'm baptized in Thy dear Name;
In the seed Thou dost inherit,
With the people Thou dost claim,
I am reckoned;
And for me the Savior came.
2 Thou receivest me, O Father,
As a child and heir of Thine;
Jesus, Thou who died'st, yea, rather
Ever livest, Thou art mine.
Thou, O Spirit,
Art my Guide, my Light divine.
3 I have pledged, and would not falter,
Truth, obedience, love to Thee;
I have vows upon Thine altar,
Ever Thine alone to be:
Sin and all its lusts to flee.
4 Gracious God, all Thou hast spoken
In this covenant shall take place;
But if I, alas! have broken
These my vows, hide not Thy face;
And from falling
O restore me by Thy grace!
5 Lord, to Thee I now surrender
All I have, and all I am;
Make my heart more true and tender,
Glorify in me Thy Name.
Let obedience
To Thy will be all my aim.
6 Help me in this high endeavor,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Bind my heart to Thee forever,
Till I join the heavenly host.
Living, dying,
Let me make in Thee my boast.
Charles W. Schaeffer. 1860.
Tr. John Jacob Rambach. 1724.
10 HAPPY day, that stays my choice
On Thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
20 happy bond, that seals my vows
To Him who merits all my love!
Let cheerful anthems fill His house,
While to that sacred shrine I move.
3 'Tis done, the great transaction's done;
I am my Lord's, and He is mine:
He drew me, and I followed on,
Glad to obey the voice divine.
4 Now rest, my long-divided heart,
Fixed on this blissful centre, rest;
With ashes who would grudge to part,
When called on angels' bread to feast?
5 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow,
That vow renewed shall daily hear;
Till in life's latest hour I bow,
And bless in death a bond so dear.
Doddridge. 1755. a.
1 My God, accept my heart this day,
And make it always Thine,
That I from Thee no more may stray,
No more from Thee decline.
2 Before the Cross of Him who died,
Behold, I prostrate fall;
Let every sin be crucified,
Let Christ be all in all!
3 Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace,
Adopt me for Thine own;
That I may see Thy glorious face,
And worship at Thy throne!
4 May the dear Blood, once shed for me,
My blest Atonement prove,
That I from first to last may be
The purchase of Thy Love!
5 Let every thought, and work, and word,
To Thee be ever given:
Then life shall be Thy service, Lord,
And death the gate of heaven!
Matthew Brydges. 1848.
BAPTIZED into Thy Name,
Mysterious One in Three,
Our souls and bodies claim,
A sacrifice to Thee;
And let us live our faith to prove,
The faith which works by humble love.
O that our light may shine,
And all our lives express
The character divine,
The real holiness;
And then receive us up, to adore
The Triune God for evermore.
1 ACCORDING to Thy gracious word,
In meek humility,
This will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember Thee.
2 Thy Body, broken for my sake,
My Bread from heaven shall be;
Thy testamental cup I take,
3 Gethsemane can I forget,
Or there Thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat,
And not remember Thee?
4 When to the Cross I turn mine eyes,
And rest on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my Sacrifice!
I must remember Thee.
5 Remember Thee, and all Thy pains,
And all Thy Love to me;
Yes, while a breath, a pulse remains,
Will I remember Thee.
6 And when these failing lips grow dumb,
And mind and memory flee,
When Thou shalt in Thy kingdom come,
Jesus, remember me.
James Montgomery. 1825.
JESUS invites His saints
To meet around His board:
Here those He died to save may hold
Communion with their Lord.
Our heavenly Father calls
Christ and His members one:
We are the children of His Love,
And He the first-born Son.
We are but several parts
Of the same broken bread;
One body with its several limbs,
But Jesus is the Head.
4 Let all our powers be joined,
His glorious Name to raise :
Pleasure and love fill every mind,
And every voice be praise!
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