Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#221a

221a. Now Christ, the very Son of God

1 Now Christ, the very Son of God,
On sinners sends another flood;
It is the water which the Lord
Has comprehended in the Word.

2 This flood, to cleanse sin's leprosy,
Mere earthly water cannot be;
But water and God's gracious Word
Conjoined, this saving bath afford.

3 Go ye, says Christ, My Word proclaim,
Baptize the nations in God's name:
All who are baptized and believe
My full salvation shall receive.

4 God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
To be baptized invites the host.
He will be present, though unseen,
From all our sins to wash them clean.

5 So too, by our repentance, must
The old man, with his sins and lust,
Be daily drowned, and then arise
A new man, righteous, pure, and wise.

6 That by the water and the Word
We're born again, we thank Thee, Lord!
In life and death Thine let us be,
And Thine in all eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: Now Christ, the very Son of God
• Translator: Rev. C. H. L. Schuette, D. D. (1880)
• Author: Nicolaus Selnecker (1572)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Holy Baptism; Trinity Sunday
• Notes: From the German text: Christus, der wahre Gottesohn

Tune Information

• Name: WEIMAR (Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: G Major