Hymnal: The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CCCXXV (1799) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: When God the Patriarch Abr'am call'd Lyrics: 1 When God the Patriarch Abr'am call'd,
And chose him for his own;
"Abr'am, he said, behold thy God,
And own thyself my son.
2 "A gracious cov'nant now i make,
To give thee Canaan's rest:
From thee shall come a glorious seed,
To make the nations blest.
3 "This promise is to thee reveal'd
To raise thy hope and love;
By faith behold thy future son
Descending from above.
4 "Hear my command, nor dare transgress,
But own my right divine:
'Tis circumcision I ordain
To mark thy sons as mine.
5 "By this make known and seal thy faith,
Thy children give to God;
And learn the meaning of the rite,
Which points to purer blood."
6 Lord! may we come with Abr'am's faith,
To thee our infants give;
Accept our babes, impart the grace
Which makes young sinners live.
7 Thy cov'nant ever stands the same,
Seal'd by a rite that's new
Baptiz'd and mark'd, O Lord, as thine,
Now form their hearts anew.
Topics: Baptism; Sacramental hymns Languages: English
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