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'Tis my Desire with God to walk,

On Baptism.

Poet: Edward Trivett, c1772
Meter: Long Meter (8,8,8,8)
Location in The Sacred Harp
Stanza Denson Cooper
1
'Tis my Desire with God to walk,
And with his Children pray and talk;
Tho' I should persecuted be,
Jesus did suffer so for me.

2
'Tis my Desire to serve the Lord,
Tho' by the Wicked I'm abhorr'd;
To love and fear his holy Name,
For he'll not put my Soul to Shame.

3
'Tis my Desire baptiz'd to be,
As a Command, dear Lord, from thee;
And my Desire is to partake
Of all our Saviour did or spake.

4
If Sin entice, I'll not consent;
To serve the Lord is my Intent:
To serve the Lord in the right Way,
Shall be my Search both Night and Day.

5
In Infancy, sprinkled was I,
But now 'tis done, I'll lay it by,
To put on Christ, and him I'll wear,
And be baptiz'd as Christians are.

6
To own my Works I dare not trust,
For I am poor, and weak as Dust.
But on my Jesus will rely,
For he can all my Wants supply.

Rewritten variations of this hymn tune:
'TIS my desire with God to walk,, published in A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Two Parts by John Purify in 1823.
Trivett, Edward. Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Two Books. Second Edition. Norwich: Printed by R. Beatniffe, [1772?].