A Psalm of the HBB upon Baptismal Sunday.

 

Behold, the sacredness of this day;

Consider the holiness of this moment.

 

For this day we take our vows,

And at this time we do enter into covenant.

 

We confess before God and Man,

We affirm before sacred witnesses,

That we belong to God.

 

We confess our belief, our faith, our hope;

We pledge our allegiance, our honor, our lives

to the cause of Him who died for us.

 

We avow our loyalty to the visible church,

to a local body of believers,

and in our covenant, we become one with them

And they with us.

 

We renounce our plans,

And embrace God’s will,

We renounce the world,

And embrace the church,

We renounce sin,

And embrace holiness,

We renounce ourselves,

And embrace Jesus Christ.

 

The water poured upon our heads

Symbolizes the washing of our souls from sin;

And represents the outpouring

Of the Blessed Holy Ghost.

 

And upon our confession of faith,

And through the baptism of water;

We are joined into the church of Christ,

Outside of which there is no salvation,

Just as there is no life for a severed limb.

 

May we remember this sacred day forever,

Its sacred vows,

Its holy rites,

And by the grace of God,

We shall be faithful to Him and to His Church

Unto death.  Amen.