ELHB Hymn 404
This child we dedicate to Thee
Christoph Friedrich Neander
Hymn Text
404. This child we dedicate to Thee
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1 This child we dedicate to Thee,
O God of grace and purity!
Shield it from sin and threatening wrong,
And let Thy love its life prolong.
O God of grace and purity!
Shield it from sin and threatening wrong,
And let Thy love its life prolong.
2 Oh, may Thy Spirit gently draw
Its willing soul to keep Thy Law,
May virtue, piety, and truth,
Dawn even with its dawning youth.
Its willing soul to keep Thy Law,
May virtue, piety, and truth,
Dawn even with its dawning youth.
3 We too, before Thy gracious sight,
Once shared the blest baptismal rite,
And would renew its solemn vow
With love, and thanks, and praises, now.
Once shared the blest baptismal rite,
And would renew its solemn vow
With love, and thanks, and praises, now.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #404