Author: Watts Hymnal: Church Hymn Book #CLXXXVII (1816) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Jesus invites his saints
To meet around his board;
Here pardon'd rebels sit and hold
Communion with their Lord.
2 For food he gives his flesh;
He bids us drink his blood:
Amazing favour! matchless grace
Of our descending God!
3 This holy bread and wine,
Maintains our fainting breath,
By union with our living Lord,
And int'rest in his death.
4 Our heav'nly Father calls
Christ and his members one;
We the young children of his love,
And he the first-born Son.
5 We are but sev'ral parts
Of the same broken bread;
One body hath its sev'ral limbs,
But Jesus is the head.
6 Let all our pow'rs be join'd,
His glorious name to raise;
Pleasure and love fill ev'ry mind,
And ev'ry voice be praise. Topics: For the Holy Communion Languages: English
Jesus invites his saints