To Him who children blest,

And suffered them to come,

To Him who took them to his breast,

We bring these children home.

To Thee, O God, whose face

Their spirits still behold,

We bring them, praying that Thy grace

May keep, Thine arms enfold.

And as this water falls

On each unconscious brow,

Thy holy spirit grant, O Lord,

To keep them pure as now!