41. Baptized Into Thy Name Most Holy

1. Baptized into Thy name most holy,
O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
I claim a place, though weak and lowly,
Among Thy seed, Thy chosen host;
With Christ I’m buried, dead to sin;
Thy Holy Spirit dwells within.

2. My loving Father, Thou dost take me
To be henceforth thy child and hear;
My faithful Savior, Thou dost make me
The fruit of all Thy sorrows share;
Thou, Holy Ghost, wilt comfort me,
When darkest clouds around I see.

3. And I have vowed to fear and love Thee,
And to obey Thee, Lord, alone;
I felt Thy Holy Spirit move me,
And truly pledged myself Thine own,
Renouncing sin to keep the faith,
To war with evil unto death.

4. Yea, all I am, and love most dearly,
- To thee I offer new and whole;
O let me make my vows sincerely,
Take Thou possession of my soul,
Let naught within me, naught I own,
Serve any will but Thine alone.

5. Get thou behind me, Prince of Darkness!
No more by thee I’ll be enticed.
Mine is indeed a purged conscience,
Now sprinkled with the blood of Christ.
Away, world! O sin, away!
Lo! I renounce you all this day.

6. And never let my purpose falter,
O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost;
But keep me faithful to Thine alter,
Till Thou shalt call me from my post;
So unto Thee I live and die,
And praise Thee evermore on high.