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Millennial Harp 115

Baptize Us Anew

7.6.7.6. with Refrain

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1Baptize us anew With power from on high, With love, O refresh us! Dear Savior, draw nigh.

RefrainWe humbly beseech Thee, Lord Jesus, we pray, (Last vs.) We praise Thee, we bless Thee, dear Lamb that was slain, With love and the Spirit baptize us today. We laud and adore Thee, Amen and Amen.

2Unworthy we cry, Unholy, uncleansed from sin's stain, O wash us and make us clean, We plead Thy rich blessing; In mercy draw nigh.

3O heavenly Dove, Descend from on high! We plead Thy rich blessing; In mercy draw nigh.

4O list the glad voice! Thou art My beloved, From heaven it came: Well pleased I am.

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Verse 1

Baptize us anew With power from on high, With love, O refresh us! Dear Savior, draw nigh.˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘//22A

Verse 2

Unworthy we cry, Unholy, uncleansed from sin's stain, O wash us and make us clean, We plead Thy rich blessing; In mercy draw nigh.˘/˘˘/˘/˘???˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘////˘˘/˘//32A

Verse 3

O heavenly Dove, Descend from on high! We plead Thy rich blessing; In mercy draw nigh.˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘////˘˘/˘//21A

Verse 4

O list the glad voice! Thou art My beloved, From heaven it came: Well pleased I am.˘/˘////˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘˘19A

Refrain

We humbly beseech Thee, Lord Jesus, we pray, (Last vs.) We praise Thee, we bless Thee, dear Lamb that was slain, With love and the Spirit baptize us today. We laud and adore Thee, Amen and Amen.˘/˘˘////˘˘////˘//˘////˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/47A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.