Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Baptism

'Tis down into the water

  • No. 1095
  • Metre 7s & 6s. D.
  • Tune Webb
  • Words Anon.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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'Tis down into the waterWhere we believers go,To serve our Lord and MasterIn righteous acts below;We lay our mortal bodiesBeneath the yielding wave,An emblem of the SaviourWhen he lay in the grave.

2

The light of truth is spreading,And shining now for thee;And sweet its notes are soundingTo set the captive free;And while this glorious messageIs spreading far around,Some souls exposed to ruin,Redeeming grace have found.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1095» (large) in the lower right column of p. 373, under «Anon.» of hymn 1094, then in italics and brackets «[Tune, Webb, No. 833.]» (sing to the tune WEBB, hymn 833), then «7s & 6s.» in bold and a small capital «D.» at the right (= double: eight lines). Two numbered stanzas of eight lines, numbered «1» and «2» without a full stop (written «1.» and «2.» here), with a blank line between them; the even lines are indented. «Anon.» in bold italics, right-aligned, after stanza 2, at the foot of the page. The first word «'TIS» is set as an apostrophe, a capital «T» and small capitals «IS» (written «'Tis» here; the apostrophe is written straight). The print sets a thin space before «;» («below ;», «thee ;», «free ;»); it is closed up here. 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. 1095 · printed page 373
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02