Christ who came my soul to save

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1 Christ, who came my soul to save,
Entered Jordan's yielding wave,
Rose from out the crystal flood,
Owned and sealed the Son of God
By the Father's voice of love,
By the heaven-descending dove;
Saviour, Pattern, guide for me,
I, like him, baptized would be.

2 In the garden, o'er his soul
Sorrow's whelming waves did roll;
And on Calvary's cruel tree,
Jesus bowed in death for me.
I with him am crucified;
All my hope is he hath died;
At his feet my place I take,
Bear the cross for his dear sake.

3 In the new-made tomb he lay,
Taking all its dread away;
Burst he through its rock-bound door,
Glorious now and evermore.
I with Christ would buried be
In this rite required of me,
Rising from the mystic flood,
Living hence anew to God.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #1091

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Author: S. Dryden Phelps

Phelps, Sylvanus Dryden, D.D., was born at Suffield, Connecticut, May 15, 1816, and educated at Brown University, where he graduated in 1844. In 1846 he became pastor of the first Baptist Church, New Haven. Dr. Phelps is the Editor of The Christian Secretary, Hartford. His publications include, Eloquence of Nature, and Other Poems, 1842; Sunlight and Hearthlight, 1856; the Poet's Song, 1867, &c. He is the author of the following hymns:— 1. Christ, Who came my soul to save. Holy Baptism. 2. Did Jesus weep for me? Lent. 3. Saviour, Thy dying love. Passiontide. 4. Sons of day, arise from slumber. Home Missions. 5. This rite our blest Redeemer gave. Holy Baptism. Of these Nos. 1 and 4 appeared in the Baptist ed. of the Ply… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Christ who came my soul to save
Author:	S. Dryden Phelps
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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