When John Baptized by Jordan’s River

When John bap­tized by Jor­dan’s riv­er

In faith and hope the peo­ple came

That John and Jor­dan might de­liv­er

Their trou­bled souls from sin and shame.

They came to seek a new be­gin­ning

The hu­man spir­it’s age­less quest:

Repentance and an end of sinn­ing

Renouncing ev­ery wrong con­fessed.

There as the Lord

bap­tized and pray­ing

Rose from the stream the sin­less One

A voice was heard from Heav­en say­ing

This is My own be­lov­èd Son.

There as the Fa­ther’s word was spok­en

Not in the power of wind and flame

But of His love and peace the to­ken

Seen as a dove

the Spir­it came.

O Son of Man

our na­ture shar­ing

In whose obe­di­ence all are blest

Savior

our sins and sor­rows bear­ing

Hear us and grant us this re­quest:

Daily to grow

by grace de­fend­ed

Filled with the Spir­it from ab­ove

In Christ bap­tized

be­loved

be­friend­ed

Children of God in peace and love.