3

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5

And teaches us to imitate

What him so well became !

Let sinners wash away

Their sins of crimson dye;
Buried with him, their vilest sins
Shall in oblivion lie.

Rise, and ascend with him,
A heavenly life to lead :

Who came to ransom guilty men
From regions of the dead.

Lord, see the sinner's tears,

Hear his repenting cry!

Speak! and his contrite heart shall live;
Speak, and his sins shall die.

6 Speak with that mighty voice,
Which shall hereafter spread

Its summons through the earth and sea,
To raise the sleeping dead.

HYMN 325. L. M.
Castle-Street, Portugal.

The administrator.

1 "GO teach the nations, and baptize,'
Aloud th' ascending Jesus cries;
His glad apostles took the word,
And round the nations preach'd their Lord.

2 Commission'd thus, by Zion's King,
We to his holy laver bring

These happy converts, who have known
And trusted in his grace alone.

3 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face,
O bless them with peculiar grace;
Refresh their souls with love divine,
Let beams of glory round them shine.

HYMN 326. C. M. Doddridge.
Abridge, St Asaph's.

A practical improvement of baptism.

1 ATTEND, ye children of your God, Ye heirs of glory, hear;

For accents so divine as these, Might charm the dullest ear. 2 Baptiz'd into your Saviour's death, Your souls to sin must die; With Christ your Lord ye live anew, With Christ ascend on high.

3 There, by his Father's side, he sits,
Enthron'd divinely fair;

Yet owns himself your Brother still,
And your Forerunner there.

4 Rise, from these earthly trifles, rise,
On wings of faith and love;
Above, your choicest treasure lies,
And be your hearts above.

5 But earth and sin will drag us down, When we attempt to fly;

Lord, send thy strong attractive power, To raise and fix us high.

HYMN 327. L. M Beddome.
Castle Street, Wells.

Baptism.

1 BEHOLD the grave where Jesus lay,
Before he shed his precious blood!
How plain he mark'd the humble way
To sinners through the mystic flood!
2 Come, ye redeemed of the Lord,
Come, and obey his sacred word;
He died, and rose again for you;
What more could the Redeemer do?

3 Eternal Spirit, heavenly Dove,
On these baptismal waters move;
That we, through energy divine,
May have the substance with the sign.
4 All ye that love Immanuel's name,
And long to feel th' increasing flame,
'Tis you, ye children of the light,
The Spirit and the Bride invite.

THE END.