O Lord, While We Confess the Worth

O Lord, while we confess the worth
Of this the outward seal,
Do Thou the truths herein set forth
To every heart reveal.

Death to the world we here avow,
Death to each fleshly lust;
Newness of life our calling now,
A risen Lord our trust.

And we, O Lord, who now partake
Of resurrection life,
With every sin, for Thy dear sake,
Would be at constant strife.

Baptized into the Father’s Name,
We’d walk as sons of God;
Baptized in Thine, we own Thy claim
As ransomed by Thy blood.

Baptized into the Holy Ghost,
We’d keep His temple pure,
And make Thy grace our only boast,
And by Thy strength endure.

Author: Mary Bowley Peters

Year: 1847

This baptismal hymn is from Mary Bowley Peters' 1847 collection 'Hymns Intended to Help the Communion of Saints'. Some later hymnals attribute it simply as 'M. B. Peters' or anonymously, but the original source points to her authorship.