Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
4076
AUTHOR:
Book of Common Prayer
QUOTATION:
We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over it the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. Through it you led the children of Israel out of their bondage in Egypt into the land of promise. In it your Son Jesus received the baptism of John [and] we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit.
ATTRIBUTION:
New baptismal rite for the Episcopal Church, Seabury 77
