Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #LII (1786) Hymnal Title: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) First Line: Once did the sons of Abra'm pass Lyrics: 1 Once did the sons of Abra'm pass
Beneath 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 covenant, and his love;
He seals, to saints his glorious grace,
And kindly owns their infant race.
3 Their seed is sprinkled with his blood,
Their children set a-part for God;
His spirit on their offspring's shed,
Like water pour'd upon the head.
4 Let every saint, with cheerful voice,
In this large covenant rejoice;
Young children, in their early days
Shall give the God of Abra'm praise.
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