Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Hymns. I. In token that thou shalt not fearHenry Alford (18101871)
(Baptism)
I
Christ crucified to own,
We print the cross upon thee here,
And stamp thee His alone.
To glory in His name,
We blazen here upon thy front
His glory and His shame.
Christ’s quarrel to maintain,
But ’neath His banner manfully
Firm at thy post remain;
The path He travelled by,
Endure the cross, despise the shame,
And sit thee down on high;
We seal thee for His own;
And may the brow that wears His cross
Hereafter share His crown.