630. When to the sacred font we came

1 When to the sacred font we came,
did not the rite proclaim,
that, washed from sin, and all its stains,
new creatures we became?

3 With Christ the Lord we died to sin;
with him to life we rise,
to life which, now begun on earth,
is perfect in the skies.

3 Too long enthralled to Satan's sway,
we now are slaves no more;
for Christ hath vanquished death and sin,
our freedom to restore.

Text Information
First Line: When to the sacred font we came
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2005
Scripture:
Topic: The Holy Spirit: The Church Celebrates - Holy Baptism; The Church Celebrates: Holy Baptism; Salvation and Redemption
Source: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781, Paraphrase 47, verses 2-4
Tune Information
Name: CAITHNESS
Meter: CM
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Melody from Scottish Psalter, 1635; harmonised English Hymnal, 1906



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