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Show Church Having THERE IS A FOUNTAIN There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel’s veins, And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains: Lose all their guilty stains, Lose all their guilty stains; And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains. been Covenant by believe, led, as we to receive of God, the Spirit the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, And on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and We do now, in of the Son, and of the Holv the God, presence of Ghost, angels, and this assembly solemnly and jovfully enter into covenant with one another most as one body in Christ. We engage, therefore, bv the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; edge, holiness. to strive and for the advancement of this church, in knowl- comfort. To promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordi- The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day, And there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away’ Wash all my sins away, Wash all my sins away; may I, though vile as he, there And Wash all my sins away Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood Shall never lose its pow’r, Till all the ransomed Church of God Be saved to sin no more: Be saved to sin no more, Be saved to sin no more; Till all the ransomed Church of God Be saved to sin no more. nances, discipline, and doctrines To contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church. the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations. We also engage to maintain familv and secret devotions educate ances. our children to seek the salvation of our kindred to religiously and acquaint: To walk circumspectly in the world: to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplarv in our deportment; To avoid all tattling backbitine and excessive anger; To abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Saviour. We further engage to watch over one another in brotherlv love; To remember each other in praver; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; To be slow to take offense, but alwavs ready for reconciliation, and nundful of the rules of our Saviour to secure it without delay We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church. where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word. |