1 'Twas the commission of our Lord, "Go, teach the nations, and baptize;" The nations have receiv'd the word Since he ascended to the skies.
2 He sits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands, And sends his covenant with the seals, To bless the distant British lands.
3 "Repent, and be baptiz'd, (he saith) For the remission of your sins;" And thus our sense assists our faith, And shews us what his gospel means.
4 Our souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean; And the good Spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain.
5 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord: O may the great eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record!