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HYMN 27. Second Part. C.M.
Infant Baptism.

1	THUS saith the mercy of the Lord,    I'll be a God to thee; I'll bless thy num'rous race, and they    Shall be a seed to me.
2	Abra'm believ'd the promis'd grace,    And gave his child to God; But water seals the blessing now    That once was seal'd with blood.
3	Jesus the ancient faith confirms,    To our fore-fathers giv'n; He takes young children to his arms,    And calls them heirs of heav'n.
4	Our God, how faithful are his ways!    His love endures the same: Nor from the promise of his grace    Blots out his childrens' name.
5	With the same blessings grace endows    The Gentile and the Jew; If pure and holy be the root,    Such are the branches too.
6	Then let the children of the saints    Be dedicate to God; Pour out thy Spirit on them, Lord!    And wash them in thy blood.
7	Thus to the parents and their seed    Shall thy salvation come; And num'rous households meet at last    In one eternal home.
8	Thy faithful saints, eternal King!    This precious truth embrace: To thee their infant oftspring bring,    And humbly claim thy grace.

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HYMN 27. Third Part. L.M.
Baptism is instituted instead of circumcision.

1	THUS 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 cov'nant, and his love; He seals to saints his glorious grace, And not forbids their infant race.
3	Their seed is sprinkled with his blood, Their children set apart for God; His Spirit on their offspring shed, Like water pour'd upon the head.
4	Let ev'ry saint with cheerful voice In this large covenant rejoice: Young children in their early days, Shall give the God of Abra'm praise.

HYMN 27. Fourth Part. C.M.
Suffer little children to come unto me.

1	THE Saviour, with inviting voice,    Says "let your children come: "For them there's love within my breast,    "And in my kingdom room."
2	Lord, at thy call, we bring our babes,    And give them up to thee; Let angels, and let men, behold,    And all our witness be.
3	Now our dear offspring are baptiz'd    According to his word: As Abra'm his did circumcise,    Obedient to the Lord.
4	This water, sprinkled on the child,    Doth a rich emblem shew