5. Thus Jesus His disciples sent: Go, teach ye every nation, That, lost in sin, they must repent And flee from condemnation. He that believes and is baptized Shall thereby have salvation, A new-born man he is in Christ, From death free and damnation, He shall inherit heaven. 6. Who in this mercy hath not faith Nor aught therein discerneth, Is yet in sin, condemned to death And fire that ever burneth; His holiness avails him not, Nor aught which he is doing; His inborn sin brings all to naught And maketh sure his ruin; Himself he cannot succor. 7. The eye of sense alone is dim And nothing sees but water; Faith sees Christ Jesus and in Him The Lamb ordained for slaughter; It sees the cleansing fountain, red With the dear blood of Jesus, Which from the sins, inherited From fallen Adam, frees us And from our own misdoings. Martin Luther, 1543; R. Massie, tr., a. 402 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 8 Blessed Jesus, here we stand, Met to do as Thou hast spoken; And this child, at Thy command, Now we bring to Thee in token That to Christ it here is given; For of such shall be Thy heaven. 2. Yes, Thy warning voice is plain, And we would obey it duly: “He who is not born again, Heart and life renewing truly, Born of water and the Spirit, Will My kingdom ne’er inherit.” 3. Therefore hasten we to Thee; Take the pledge we bring, O take it! Let us here Thy glory see And in tender pity make it Now Thy child and leave it never, Thine on earth and Thine forever. 4. Wash it, Jesus, in Thy blood From the sin-stain of its nature; Let it rise from out this flood Clothed in Thee, a new-born creature; May it, washed as Thou hast bidden, In Thine innocence be hidden. 5. Turn its darkness into light, To Thy grace receive and save it; Heal the Serpent’s venomed bite In the font where now we lave it; Here let flow a Jordan river And from leprosy deliver. 6. Make it, Head, Thy member now; Shepherd, take Thy lamb and feed it; Prince of Peace, its Peace be Thou; Way of Life, to heaven lead it; Vine, this branch may nothing sever, Graft by faith in Thee forever. 7. Now into Thy heart we pour Prayers that from our hearts proceeded; Let our sighing heavenward soar, Let our warm desires be heeded. Write the name we now have given, Write it in the book of heaven. B. Schmolck, 1704; C. Winkworth, tr. 403 L. M. Now Christ, the very Son of God, On sinners sends another flood; It is the water which the Lord Has comprehended in the Word.