Chalice Hymnal ‎#417

417. We Place upon Your Table, Lord

1 We place upon your table, Lord,
the food of life, the bread and wine,
as symbols of our daily work,
according to your grand design.

2 Within these simple things there lie
the height and depth of human life:
our pain and tears, our thoughts and toils,
our hopes and fears, our joy and strife.

3 Accept them, Lord, they come from you;
we take them humbly from your hand.
These gifts of yours for higher use
we offer up as you command.

Text Information

• First Line: We place upon your table, Lord
• Title: We Place upon Your Table, Lord
• Author: M. F. C. Wilson (20th century, alt.)
• Meter: LM
• 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; Offering

Tune Information

• Name: WINCHESTER NEW
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Adapt. from Musicalisches Handbuch, Hamburg, 1690