Chalice Hymnal ‎#407

407. Call to Communion

In memory of his death this monumental table was instituted; and as the Lord ever lives in heaven, so he ever lives in the hearts of his people. As the first disciples, taught by the Apostles in person, came together into one place to eat the Lord’s Supper, and as they selected the first day of the week in honor of his resurrection for this purpose; so we, having the same Lord, the same faith, the same hope with them, have vowed to do as they did. We owe as much to the Lord as they; and ought to love, honor and obey him as much as they.

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• First Line: In memory of his death
• Title: Call to Communion
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: The Church at Worship: The Lord's Supper; God's Church: The Church at Worship: The Lord's Supper; Lord's Supper
• Source: Millenial Harbinger, 1830
• Notes: "Alexander Campbell, a founder of the Disciples of Christ, reports the following call to communion given by an elder in the early nineteenth century. With these words we gather with the saints of the ages at the table of our one true Lord."

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