Holy Baptism. 149 Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. LESSED JESUS, here we stand, Met to do as Thou hast spoken, Yes, Thy warning voice is plain, Heart and life renewing truly, Born of water and the Spirit, Will My kingdom ne'er inherit." Therefore hasten we to Thee; Take the pledge we bring, oh, take it! Let us here Thy glory see; And in tender pity make it Now Thy child, and leave it never; P.M. Make it, Head, Thy member now! Now upon Thy heart it lies, What our hearts so dearly treasure ; 150 Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. C.M. N token that thou shalt not fear IN Christ crucified to own, We print the cross upon thy brow, In token that thou shalt not fear In token that thou, too, shalt tread Thus outwardly and visibly And may the brow that wears His cross Holy Communion. 151 My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is BREA drink indeed. READ of heaven, on Thee we feed, Ever may our souls be fed With this true and living Bread; Vine of heaven! Thy blood supplies 7's. 152 The bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. READ of the world, in mercy broken, BREAD of the Wine of the soul, in mercy shed; By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead; Look on the heart by sorrow broken, 153 Come, for all things are now ready. BRE P.M. P.M. RETHREN, come! our Saviour bids us, Bless the Lord, whose bounty feeds us With provision from above: Let us think of Him who bought us; Now He leads us by the hand; |