Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Baptism

Gracious Saviour, we adore thee

  • No. 1094
  • Metre 8s & 7s. 6l.
  • Tune Promise
  • Words Anon.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Gracious Saviour, we adore thee;Purchased by thy precious blood,We present ourselves before thee,Now to walk the narrow road:Saviour, guide us—Guide us to the throne of God.

2

Thou didst mark our path of duty;Thou wast laid beneath the wave;Thou didst rise in glorious beautyFrom the semblance of the grave:We would followThee, who from our sins wilt save.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1094» (large) in the right column of p. 373, under «Anon.» of hymn 1093, then in italics and brackets «[Tune, Promise, No. 772.]» (sing to the tune PROMISE, hymn 772), then «8s & 7s. 6l.» in bold at the right (= six lines). Two numbered stanzas of six lines, numbered «1» and «2» without a full stop (written «1.» and «2.» here), with a blank line between them; «Anon.» in bold italics, right-aligned, after stanza 2. The lines are indented in steps as printed: lines 2, 4 and 6 by one step, line 5 («Saviour, guide us—», «We would follow») by two. The first word «GRACIOUS» is set in a capital and small capitals (written «Gracious» here). The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («thee ;», «road :», «duty ;», «wave ;», «grave :»); it is closed up here. «wast», «wilt», spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Baptism · No. 1094 · printed page 373
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02