10 January 2010

What overflowing joy this morning

as Geoffrey and Melony received the gift of Holy Baptism! We sang the joy of Baptism in hymn after hymn. And, relating to that earlier post, the congregation really picked up and sang Luther's baptismal hymn very well (alternating with Jonathan on Saturday and Cindi on Sunday as cantors).

All that the mortal eye beholds
Is water as we pour it.
Before the eye of faith unfolds
The power of Jesus' merit.
For here it sees a crimson flood
To all our ills brings healing,
The wonders of His precious blood
The love of God revealing,
Assuring His own pardon.
406:7

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