The Hymnal ‎#420

420. One sole baptismal sign

1 One sole baptismal sign,
One Lord below, above,
Zion, one faith is thine,
One only watchword, love;
From different temples though it rise,
One song ascendeth to the skies.

2 Our sacrifice is one,
One Priest before the throne,
The slain, the risen Son,
Redeemer, Lord alone:
Thou didst raise Him from the dead,
Unite Thy people in their Head.

3 O may that holy prayer,
His tenderest and His last,
His constant, latest care
Ere to His throne He passed,
No longer unfulfilled remain,
The world's offence, His people's stain!

4 Head of thy Church beneath,
The catholic, the true,
On all her members breathe,
Her broken frame renew:
Then shall Thy perfect will be done,
When Christians love and live as one.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: One sole baptismal sign
• Author: George Robinson (1842, v. 2 lines 5, 6, alt.)
• Publication Date: 1895

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