Verse 1
Jesus, in earth and heaven the same,
Accept a parent’s vow,
To Thee, baptiz’d into thy name
I bring my children now:
Thy love permits, invites, commands
My offspring to be blest:
Lay on them, Lord, thy gracious hands,
And hide them in thy breast.
Verse 2
To each thy hallowing Spirit give
Ev’n from their infancy,
And pure into thy church receive
Whom I devote to Thee:
Committed to thy faithful care,
Protected by thy blood,
Preserve by thine unceasing prayer,
And bring them all to God.