Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#187

187. Draw nigh and take the Body of your Lord

1 Draw nigh and take the Body of the Lord,
And drink the holy Blood for you outpoured.

2 Offered was He for greatest and for least,
Himself the Victim and Himself the Priest.

3 He that His saints in this world rules and shields,
To all believers life eternal yields;

4 With heavenly bread makes them that hunger whole,
Gives living waters to the thirsting soul.

5 Approach ye then with faithful hearts sincere,
And take the pledges of salvation here.

6 The Judge Eternal, unto Whom shall bow
All nations at the last, is with us now.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Draw nigh and take the Body of your Lord
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1851. a)
• Meter: 10, 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Holy Communion
• Source: Latin Hymn, cir. 680

Tune Information

• Name: COENA DOMINI
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan (1874)
• Meter: 10, 10
• Key: E♭ Major