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Text:Circumcision and baptism

CCCXXVII. Circumcision and baptism

1 Once did the sons of Abr'am pass
Under the bloody seal of grace;
The young disciples bore the yoke,
Till Christ the painful bondage broke.

2 By milder ways doth Jesus prove
His Father's cov'nant and his love;
He seals to saints his glorious grace,
And not forbids their infant race.

3 Their seed are sprinkled with his blood,
Their children set apart for God;
His Spirit on their offspring shed,
Like water pour'd upon the head.

4 Let ev'ry saint with cheerful voice
In this large covenant rejoice;
Young children, in their early days,
Shall give the God of Abr'am praise.

Text Information
First Line: Once did the sons of Abr'am pass
Title: Circumcision and baptism
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1799
Topic: Baptism; Sacramental hymns
Notes: Public Domain.
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