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BAPTISM.
Hoping that thou wilt raise this dust,
To praise thee on the throne.
234 S. M.
The duty of baptism urged.
1 A RISE and be baptized,
/A And wash away thy sin—
The Christian soul is here advised
T’ obey her Lord and King.
2 You must your Lord obey,
Or crucify afresh ;
Therefore arise without delay,
Nor parley with the flesh.
3 For if you know his will
And do not it perform,
The cross will grow more heavy still—
Perhaps you’ll grow lukewarm.
4 Arise and be baptized,
And wash away your sin—
If you in heart are circumcised,
The act’s a pleasant thing.
235 L. M.
Christ baptized of John. Matt. ch. iii.
1 TAOWN by the water side we meet,
L> To tread the path that Jesus trod,
His name to us is ever sweet,
We follow him, he is our God.
2 In Matthew third there we behold,
John did immerse the Son of God,
Laid him beneath the yielding wave,
An emblem of his future grave.
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