The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#298

298. 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, Thou dost take me
To be henceforth Thy child and heir;
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 love and fear Thee
And to obey Thee, Lord, alone;
Because the Holy Ghost did move me,
I dared to pledge myself Thine own,
Renouncing sin to keep the faith
And war with evil unto death.

4 My faithful God, Thou failest never,
Thy cov'nant surely will abide;
Oh, cast me not away forever
Should I transgress it on my side!
Tho' I have oft my soul defiled,
Do Thou forgive, restore, Thy child.

5 Yea, all I am and love most dearly
I offer now, O Lord, to Thee.
Oh, let me make my vows sincerely
And help me Thine own child to be!
Let naught within me, naught I own,
Serve any will but Thine alone.

6 And never let my purpose falter,
O 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Baptized into Thy name most holy
• Title: Baptized into Thy Name Most Holy
• German Title: Ich bin getauft auf deinen Namen
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1863, alt.)
• Author: Johann J. Rambach (1734, ab.)
• Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Matthew 28:19
• Topic: The Sacraments: Baptism

Tune Information

• Name: O DASS ICH TAUSEND
• Composer: Korneilius Dretzel (1731)
• Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8.
• Key: F Major