Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Baptism

Down to the sacred wave

  • No. 1088
  • Words S. F. Smith.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Down to the sacred waveThe Lord of life was led;And he who came our souls to save,In Jordan bowed his head.

2

He taught the solemn way;He fixed the holy rite;He bade his ransomed ones obey,And keep the path of light.

3

Blest Saviour, we will treadIn thine appointed way;Let glory o'er these scenes be shed,And smile on us to-day.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1088» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 372 (running head «THE CHURCH—BAPTISM.»), below «English Baptist Collection.» of hymn 1087, with the reference line «558, 732, 236.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 558, 732 or 236); stanzas 1–2 stand in the left column, stanza 3 (numbered «3») at the top of the right column, followed by «S. F. Smith.» in italics. Three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without a full stop (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book). The first word «DOWN» is set in capitals and small capitals; written in ordinary type here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Any thin space the print sets before «;» is closed up here. The apostrophe of «o'er» is the printer's curly one, written straight. Spelling («Saviour», «to-day»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Baptism · No. 1088 · printed page 372
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02