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Where is it mothers learn their love ? In every church a fountain
springs, O'er which the eternal Dove Hovers on softest wings. Oh,
happy arms, where cradled lies, And ready for the Lord's embrace,
That precious sacrifice, The darling of his grace Blest eyes, that
see the smiling gleam Upon the slumbering features glow, When the
life-giving stream Touches the tender brow But happiest ye who
sealed and blest Back to your arms your darling take, With Jesus'
mark impressed, To nurse for Jesus' sake. By whom Love's daily
touch is seen In strengthening form and freshening hue, In the
fixed brow serene, The deep, yet eager view. Oh, tender gem and
full of heaven Not in the twilight stars on high, Not in moist
flowers at even, See we our God so high. Sweet one, make haste and
know him too, Thine own adopting Father love, That like thine
earliest dew, Thy dying sweets may prove." Keble. How impressive is
the baptism of an infant To parents, no rite can be more affecting.
Their little lamb belongs to the flock which has broken from the
fold, and is perishing in the wilderness. If through infinite love,
the parents have been led to return, they cannot leave their little
one a wanderer. They bring it with them to the temple of the Lord,
and lay it at the. feet of the Good Shepherd, beseeching him to
take it in his arms, and to restore it to his fold. By asking for
it the rite of Baptism, they acknowledge HOLY BAPTISM. that it
needs the cleansing of blood, ?the baptism of the Spirit, of which
that by water is typical. And by the affixing of this precious seal
of the covenant, its blessings are secured to their child, on
condition of their faithful performance of the duties of the
covenant. By this ordina...
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