A Selection of Hymns ‎#CDLII

CDLII. The Candidates—they were baptized both Men and Women

1 Great God, we in thy courts appear,
With humble joy and holy fear,
Thy wise injunctions to obey;
Let saints and angels hail the day!

2 Great things, O everlasting son,
Great things for us thy grace has done;
Constrained by thy almighty love,
Our willing feet to meet thee move.

3 In thy assemble here we stand,
Obedient to thy great command;
The sacred flood is full in view,
And thy sweet voice invites us thro'.

4 The world, the spirit, and the bride
Must not invite and be deny'd;
Was not the lord who came to save,
Interr'd in such a liquid grave?

5 Thus we, dear Savior, own thy name,
Receive us rising from the stream;
Then to thy table let us come,
And dwell in Sion as our home.

Text Information

• First Line: Great God, we in thy courts appear
• Title: The Candidates—they were baptized both Men and Women
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Acts 8:12
• Topic: Baptism

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