BAPTISM, AND EARLY INSTRUCTION.
HYMN 490. C. M. [b or # ]
Dedication of Children.
1 Lo, Israel's gentle Shepherd stands With all-engaging charms;
See how he takes the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms!
2 Permit them to approach, he cries, Nor scorn their humble name; It was to bless such souls as these The Lord of glory came.
3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to thee; Joyful that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be.
4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear; Ye children, seek his face; And fly with transport to receive The blessings of his grace.
5 If orphans they are left behind, Thy guardian care we trust;
That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, If weeping o'er their dust.
1 How large the promise, how divine, To Abram and his seed! I'll be a God to thee and thine, Supplying all their need.
2 The words of his extensive love From age to age endure; The angel of the promise proves, And seals, the blessing sure.
3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great fathers given; He takes young children in his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven.
4 Our God, how faithful are his ways! His love endures the same; Nor from the promise of his grace Blots out the children's name.
HYMN 492. S. M. [#]
Our Offspring the Care of God.
1 LORD, what our ears have heard Our eyes delighted trace; Thy love in long succession shown To Zion's chosen race.
2 Our children thou dost claim,
And mark them out for thine : Ten thousand blessings to thy name, For goodness so divine.
3 Thee let the fathers own,
And thee the sons adore ; Joined to the Lord in solemn vows, To be forgot no more.
4 How great thy mercies, Lord! How plenteous is thy grace, Which, in the promise of thy love, Includes our rising race!
HYMN 493. C. M. [#]
Infants blessed of Christ.
1 THY life I read, my dearest Lord, With transport all divine; Thine image trace in every word, Thy love in every line.
2 With joy I see a thousand charms Spread o'er thy lovely face, While infants, in thy tender arms, Receive the smiling grace.
3 I take these little lambs, said he, And lay them on my breast; Protection they shall find in me, In me be ever blest.
4 Death may the bands of life unloose, But can't dissolve my love; Millions of infant souls compose The family above.
5 His words, ye happy parents, hear, And shout, with joys divine,
Dear Saviour, all we have and are Shall be forever thine.
HYMN 494. L.M. [#] Religious Education.
1 CHILDREN, in years and knowledge young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue;
Let pious thoughts your minds employ.
2 If you desire a length of days,
And peace to crown your mortal state, Restrain your feet from impious ways, Your lips from slander and deceit.
3 To humble souls and broken hearts God with his grace is ever nigh; Pardon and hope his love imparts, When youth in deep contrition lie.
4 He tells their tears; he counts their groans; His Son redeems their souls from death; His spirit heals their broken bones: They in his praise employ their breath.
HYMN 495. C. M. [#] Early Piety.
1 COME, children, learn to fear the Lord; And, that your days be long, Let not a false or sinful word Be found upon your tongue.
2 Depart from mischief, practise love, Pursue the works of peace;
So shall the Lord your ways approve, And set your souls at ease.
3 His eye awakes to guard the just, His ear attends their cry;
When broken spirits dwell in dust, The God of grace is nigh.
4 What though the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too,
The Lord, who saves them all at last, Is their Supporter now.
HYMN 496. S. M. [#] Early Instruction.
1 LET children learn the deeds Which God performed of old; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told.
2 He makes his glories known, His works of power and grace; And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race.
3 We'll tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs.
4 Thus shall they learn in God Their hope securely stands,
That they may still record his works, And practise his commands.
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