Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#190a

190a. Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray

1 Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray
That we may feast on Thee to-day;
Beneath these forms of Bread and Wine
Enrich us with Thy grace divine.

2 The chastened peace of sin forgiven,
The filial joy of heirs of Heaven,
Grant, as we share this wondrous food,
Thy Body broken and Thy Blood.
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3 Our trembling hearts cleave to Thy Word
All Thou hast said Thou dost afford,
All that Thou art we here receive,
And all we are to Thee we give.

4 One Bread, one Cup, one Body, we,
United by our life in Thee,
Thy love proclaim till Thou shalt come,
To bring Thy scattered loved ones home.

5 Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray
To keep us steadfast to that day,
That each may be Thy welcomed guest,
When Thou shalt spread Thy heavenly feast.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray
• Author: Henry Eyster Jacobs (1910)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: GRACE CHURCH
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Arranged from Ignaz J. Pleyel, 1815