Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#228

228. 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;
Buried with Christ, and dead to sin,
Thy Spirit now shall live within.

2 My loving Father here doth take me
To be henceforth His child and heir;
My faithful Savior now doth make me
The fruit of all his sorrow share;
My Comforter will 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 Spirit inly move me,
And dared to pledge myself Thy own,
Renouncing sin to keep the faith,
And war with evil to the death.

4 My faithful God, Thou failest never,
Thy cov'nant surely will abide;
Oh cast me not away for ever,
Should I transgress it on my side,
If I have sore my soul defiled,
Yet still forgive, restore Thy child.

5 Yes, all I am and love most dearly--
To Thee I offer now the whole;
O let me make my vows sincerely,
Take full possession of my soul,
Let naught within me, naught I own,
Serve any will but Thine alone.

6 Depart, thou prince of utter darkness!
No more by thee I'll be enticed.
Here is indeed a tarnished conscience,
But sprinkled with the blood of Christ.
Away, vain world! O sin, away!
Lo! I renounce ye all this day.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Baptized into Thy name most holy
• Author: Johann Jacob Rambach (1734)
• Translator (sts. 1-5: Catherine Winkworth (1863)
• Translator (st. 6): Rev. E. Cronenwett, D. D.
• Meter: No. 32
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Confirmation
• Notes: From the German Text: Ich bin getauft auf deinen Namen

Tune Information

• Name: HEAVENLY FRIEND (Der beste Freund ist in dem Himmel)
• Key: F Major
• Source: Silesian Folksong