The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2065

2065. Grant to This Child the Inward Grace

1. Grant to this child the inward grace,
While we the outward sign impart;
The cross we on his forehead trace
Do Thou engrave upon his heart.

2. May it his pride and glory be,
Beneath Thy banner fair unfurled,
To march to certain victory
O’er sin, o’er Satan, o’er the world.

Text Information

• First Line: Grant to this child the inward grace
• Title: Grant to This Child the Inward Grace
• Author: John Marriott (1811)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: October 15, 1811, for the baptism of his son Charles, who became one of the leaders of the Tractarian movement.

Tune Information

• Name: WELLS (Monk)
• Composer: William Henry Monk (1875)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 51565 44351 17566
• Key: D Major
• Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875
• Copyright: Public Domain