To Jordan Came Our Lord, The Christ

1. To Jor- dan came our Lord the Christ, To do God's plea- sure will- ing, And there was by Saint John bap- tized, All right- eous- ness ful- fill- ing; There did He con- se- crate a bath To wash a- way trans- gres- sion, And quench the bit- ter- ness of death By His own blood and pas- sion; He would a new life give us.

2. So hear ye all, and well per- ceive What God doth call bap- ti- sm, And what a Christ- ian should be- lieve Who er- ror shuns and schi- sm: That we should wa- ter use, the Lord De- clar- eth it His plea- sure; Not sim- ple wa- ter, but the Word And Spi- rit with- out mea- sure; He is the true Bap- ti- zer.

3. To show us this, He hath His Word With signs and sym- bols gi- ven; On Jor- dan's banks was plain- ly heard The Fa- ther's voice from Hea- ven: "This is My well\- be- lo- ved Son, In whom My soul de- light- eth; Hear Him." Yea, hear Him e- very one Whom He Him- self in- vi- teth, Hear and o- bey His teach- ing.

4. In ten- der man- hood Je- sus straight To ho- ly Jor- dan wend- eth; The Ho- ly Ghost from Hea- ven's gate In dove- like shape de- scen- deth; That thus the truth be not de- nied, Nor should our faith e'er wa- ver, That the Three Per- sons all pre- side, At bap- tism's ho- ly la- ver, And dwell with the be- lie- ver.

5. Thus Je- sus His dis- ci- ples sent: Go teach ye e- very na- tion, That lost in sin they must re- pent; And flee from con- dem- na- tion: He that be- lieves and is bap- tized, Ob- tains a might- y bless- ing; A new- born man, no more he dies, E- ter- nal life pos- ses- sing, A joy- ful heir of Hea- ven.