Henry Alford (1810-1871). Hymns. I. "In token that thou shalt not fear." Alfred H. Miles, ed. 1907. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century

Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.

Hymns.
I. “In token that thou shalt not fear”

By Henry Alford (1810–1871)


(Baptism) IN token that thou shalt not fear
Christ crucified to own,
We print the cross upon thee here,
And stamp thee His alone.

In token that thou shalt not blush	5
To glory in His name,
We blazen here upon thy front
His glory and His shame.

In token that thou shalt not flinch
Christ’s quarrel to maintain,	10
But ’neath His banner manfully
Firm at thy post remain;

In token that thou too shalt tread
The path He travelled by,
Endure the cross, despise the shame,	15
And sit thee down on high;

Thus outwardly and visibly
We seal thee for His own;
And may the brow that wears His cross
Hereafter share His crown.	20