The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5415

5415. O Thou Who in Jordan

1. O Thou who in Jordan
didst bow Thy meek head,
And, ’whelmed in our sorrow,
didst sink to the dead,
Then rose from the darkness
to glory above,
And claimed for Thy chosen
the kingdom of love.

2. Thy footsteps we follow,
to bow in the tide,
And are buried with Thee
in the death Thou hast died;
Then wake in Thy likeness
to walk in the way
That brightens and brightens
to shadowless day.

3. O Jesus, our Savior,
O Jesus, our Lord,
By the life of Thy passion,
the grace of Thy Word,
Accept us, redeem us,
dwell ever within,
To keep, by Thy Spirit,
our spirits from sin.

4. Till, crowned with Thy glory,
and waving the palm,
Our garments all white
from the blood of the Lamb,
We join the bright millions
of saints gone before,
To bless Thee, and wonder,
and praise evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou who in Jordan
• Title: O Thou Who in Jordan
• Author: George W. Bethune (1857)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GOSHEN
• Composer: William Gawler (1789)
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 55435 43243 16217
• Key: F Major
• Source: Hymns and Psalms, by Will­iam Gaw­ler, 1789
• Copyright: Public Domain