You People Who Now Are Baptized

1. You peo- ple who now are bap- tized God's gra- cious love sur- rounds you. By Christ's Name you're now re- cog- nized; Pon- der what hap- pened to you: Whose work was it which fash- ioned you, Whose in- born na- ture that He slew, When you first gained His pro- mise?

2. Be- fore held in your mo- ther's arm, From your time of con- cep- tion, Quite hos- tile to the Law's al- arms\- Let there be no de- cep- tion. A sin- ner born of sin- ner's seed; Still God Him- self for you would bleed, He took on flesh to save you.

3. Your soul and bo- dy turned with- in, Sin filled you like a poi- son. Con- cern for neigh- bor pa- per- thin; God's love was simp- ly for- eign. Then raised by God the Lord of Life To glow in His e- ter- nal Light Your robe of white is gleam- ing.

4. The ma- jes- ty that ter- ri- fies Was all God's pres- ence brought you. Your fault you could not rect- if- y; An- xi- et- y con- sumed you. A slave of sin and Sa- tan held Trapped in a pri- son bound for hell Death was your on- ly fu- ture.

5. Then washed clean in this ho- ly flood, The wa- ter of Bap- ti- sm; In- stilled faith in Christ's ho- ly blood Brought to the Fa- ther's King- dom, Your heart re- built with- in your breast, New na- ture filled with right- eous- ness, Your ev- ery sin for- giv- en!