Hymn for today . . .

Baptism L.M.
Tune: Melcombe
As to the Jordan went our Lord,
So now we bring this child to you.
Baptise with water and with Word,
As you have bid us all to do.

This little child we now baptise,
As heir of our Redeemer’s grace;
A living symbol of our faith,
With water now a cross we trace.

On his behalf our promise make,
To lead him in the Christian way;
To watch and teach, and help him learn
To follow Jesus every day.

So now dear Lord, we hand him o’er,
Into Your pure and loving care;
To mould him in Your perfect way,
Him for Your Kingdom to prepare.
© Colin Gordon-Farleigh, 2006

Today's hymn choice is designed for baptismal or Christening services. As usual, the only request concerning its use is that such use is reported to CCLI in the usual manner.

Have you visited Sheer Joy Music yet to look through the hymns posted there? The website is currently being redesigned, and when complete it will eventually have all of my hymns on it for downloading. A new song book with them in is also in the process of preparation, although this is a long project which will not be completed until some time in 2011 .