This is a song for Baptism written by Judith Beatrice O’Neill. She was living in Melbourne when she wrote the text in the 1950s. She went on to write junior fiction.
CWB sets it to RICHMOND.
I got chords from TIS. The only alterations made by the editors is to accommodate more than one child for baptism.
1 We praise you, Lord, for Jesus Christ,
Who died and rose again,
He lives to break the power of sin
And over death to reign.2 We praise you that these children now share
The freedom Christ can give,
Have died to sin with Christ, and now
With Christ is raised to live.3 We praise you, Lord, that these children
are grafted to the vine,
Are made now members of your house
And bears the cross as sign.4 We praise you, Lord, for Jesus Christ,
He loves these children we bring:
He frees, forgives, and heals us all,
He lives and reigns as king.