Is it Thy will that I should be

Is it Thy will that I should be Buried, in symbol, Lord, with Thee? Owning Thee by this solemn sign, Telling the world that I am Thine.

Gladly I yield obedience now; In all things to Thy will I'd bow; I'll follow where my Saviour led, And humbly in His footsteps tread.

This emblematic, watery grave Shows forth His love, who came to save; And as I enter it, I see The price my Saviour paid for me.

Forth from Thy burial, Lord, I come, For Thou hast triumphed o'er the tomb; Thy resurrection life I share, My portion is no longer here.

O may I count myself to be Dead to the sins that wounded Thee, Dead to the pleasures of this earth Unworthy of my heavenly birth.

Lord Jesus, when I gaze on Thee And all Thy radiant glory see, That joy will far exceed the shame I bear on earth for Thy loved name.