Hymn 455
O God our strength, our hope, our rock
Baba, Apat’ agbara wa
- O God our strength, our hope, our rock
Whose promise faileth never,
Into Thy chosen blood-bought flock
Receive this child for ever. - Now seal’d with Thy thrice holy Name
In these baptismal waters,
For him a place we humbly claim
Among Thy sons and daughters. - We stamp the cross upon his brow,
The symbol of Thy passion;
O Christ, vouchsafe his earliest vow
May be his life’s confession. - And, Father, grant nor life nor death
From Thee Thy child may sever,
Thy soldier true to plighted faith,
Thy servant, Thine for ever. Amen.