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Daily Renewal of the Baptismal Covenant

A prayer from the Lutheran Treasury’s historical collection.

Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.

Hereby, God Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I renew the covenant of my Holy Baptism, this day and for all times renouncing the devil, all his works and all his pomp, also the ways of the wicked world and of my sinful flesh. I anew consecrate to Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, my body and soul, and commit to Thee the temporal, spiritual and eternal welfare of myself and my kin. O God, my Father, I entrust myself fully to Thy care, grace, love and truth. O Jesus, my Redeemer, I clothe myself with Thy merits, with Thy blood, wounds and blessed communion. O Holy Spirit, my Comforter, I consign myself wholly to Thy guidance, power, light and comfort. Triune God, Thou art mine, I am Thine; Thou art my Father, I am Thy child; Thou art my shepherd, I am Thy sheep; Thou art my Lord, I am Thine own. O my God, how can I sufficiently thank Thee that Thou hast deigned to raise me, a wretched sinner, to the blessed relation of a Christian by means of Holy Baptism, that gracious washing of regeneration! Oh, keep and preserve me in this state of grace even unto death. Grant, O Lord, that this consciousness of being Thy child may ever be my comfort against Satan, sin and death, and may I value it more highly than all worldly honor or temporal dignity; may I conform my life thereto and finally die a Christian death. Grant this, O Lord God, by the power of the Holy Ghost, and for the sake of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ. Honor, glory and thanks be to the Triune God forever and ever. Amen.