The Promise

Our children, Lord, in faith and prayer,

We devote to Thee;

Let them thy covenant mercies share,

And Thy salvation see.

 

Such helpless babes Thou didst embrace,

While dwelling here below;

To us and ours, O God of grace,

The same compassion show.

 

For the promise is unto you,

And your children, one and all,

And to all those far off,

As many as the Lord Himself shall call.

 

In early days their hearts secure,

From worldly snares, we pray;

O let them to the end endure

In every righteous way.

For the promise is unto you,

And your children, one and all,

And to all those far off,

As many as the Lord Himself shall call.

Lyrics in Verses: Thomas Haweis, 1808

Lyrics in Chorus: Acts 2:39