Come, walk in this new life!
Come and be dead to sin.
We who are baptized in the Lord
Bear Christ's new life within.
Come, walk in this new life!
God's true grace will abound;
Without our sin, our Lord still lets
His loving grace resound.
Come, walk in this new life!
For we have died with Christ
And live in him who gave for us
His own life, sacrificed.
Come, walk in this new life!
Know you are dead to sin.
Live as one baptized in the Lord;
Bear Christ's new life within.
TEXT: Charles Spence Freeman, June 2023, roughly after Romans 6:1-11
MUSIC: Tune FESTAL SONG, William H. Walter, 1872.
The Romans RCL Year A set continues, apparently. These passages most typically contain at least one instruction or encouragement that can become a focal point, and Paul's understanding about how we "walk in newness of life" (v. 4) helps here. This tune offered a means of reinforcing that mandate by means of repetition.
No comments:
Post a Comment