Buried in Symbol

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Is it Thy will that I should be, Buried, in symbol, Lord, with Thee

Author: Anonymous (1888)
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 Is it Thy will that I should be
Buried, in symbol, Lord, with Thee;
Owning Thee by this solemn sign,
Telling the world that I am Thine?

2 Gladly I yield obedience now;
In all things to Thy will I’d bow;
I’ll follow where my Savior led,
And humbly in His footsteps tread.

3 This emblematic, wat’ry grave
Shows forth His love—who came to save;
And as I enter it, I see
The price my Savior paid for me.

4 Forth from Thy burial, Lord, I come,
For Thou has triumphed o’er the tomb;
Thy resurrection life I share—
My portion is no longer here.

5 Oh, may I count myself to be
Dead to the sins that wounded Thee,
Dead to the pleasures of this earth,
Unworthy of my heav’nly birth.

6 Lord Jesus, when I gaze on Thee,
And all Thy radiant glory see,
That joy will far exceed the shame
I bear on earth for Thy loved name.

Source: Choice Hymns of the Faith #527

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Author: Anonymous

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First Line:	Is it Thy will that I should be, Buried, in symbol, Lord, with Thee
Title:	Buried in Symbol
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1888
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1930.