Timeless Truths ‎#154

154. Buried with Jesus

1 Down into the flowing river,
Lo, the Lamb of God we see;
There He speaks in clear example:
“Take the cross and follow Me.”

Refrain:
Gently buried with my Savior,
Let me sink beneath the wave;
Crucified to earth forever,
Hence alone to God I live.

2 Now the sacred waters cover
O’er the holy Son of God;
Thus He washed me in that fountain
Of His sin-atoning blood. [Refrain]

3 Crucified with my Redeemer,
Now I sink into the grave;
I am dead to sin forever,
By the life of God I live. [Refrain]

4 Here I witness a confession,
As I merge from human sight
In the tomb of yielding water,
That the blood has made me white. [Refrain]

5 Oh, how sweet to follow Jesus
In this ordinance, to show
That we’re cleansed in life’s pure river,
Even whiter than the snow. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Down into the flowing river
• Title: Buried with Jesus
• Author: Daniel S. Warner (1887)
• Refrain First Line: Gently buried with my Savior
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D R
• Scripture:
  Colossians 2:12
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Buried_with_Jesus); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (435); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (291); The Gospel Trumpet Compan

Tune Information

• Name: [Down into the flowing river]
• Composer: Barney E. Warren (1887)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D R
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Buried_with_Jesus); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (435); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (291); The Gospel Trumpet Compan