298 - Holy Baptism

1. All who believe and are baptized

shall see the Lord's salvation;

baptized into the death of Christ,

each is a new creation.

Through Christ's redemption we shall stand

among the glorious heavenly band

of every tribe and nation.

2. With one accord, O God, we pray:

grant us thy Holy Spirit;

help us in our infirmity

through Jesus' blood and merit.

Grant us to grow in grace each day

that as is promised here we may

eternal life inherit.

Words: Thomas Hansen Kingo (1634-1703); tr. George Alfred Taylor Rygh (1860-1942), alt. Music: Es ist das Heil, Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612), alt.