Scripture Verse

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Mark 16:16

Introduction

Words: Tho­mas H. Kin­go, 1689 (Enh­ver som tror og bli­ver döbt). Trans­lat­ed from Da­nish to Eng­lish by George A. T. Rygh, 1909.

Music: St. Paul Etliche christ­liche Lyed­er (Wit­ten­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1524) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Rygh (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Thomas H. Kingo (1634–1703)
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Lyrics

He that be­lieves and is bap­tized
Shall see the Lord’s sal­va­tion;
Baptized in­to the death of Christ,
He is a new cre­ation.
Through Christ’s re­demp­tion he shall stand
Among the glo­ri­ous hea­ven­ly band
Of ev­ery tribe and na­tion.

With one ac­cord, O God, we pray:
Grant us Thy Ho­ly Spir­it;
Look Thou on our in­fir­mi­ty
Through Je­sus’ blood and mer­it.
Grant us to grow in grace each day
That by this sac­ra­ment we may
Eternal life in­her­it.

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The Baptism of Constantine
Raphael (1483–1520)