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[Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet] (Kieffer)

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. S. Kieffer Incipit: 55345 34516 53144

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The Banquet of Love

Author: A. S. Kieffer Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet Refrain First Line: Now all things are ready Lyrics: 1 Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet, Behold! it stands ready today; The chosen have tarried, bring hither the needy, That throng in life’s busy highway. Refrain: Now all things are ready, the Master says, “Come,” The whole world is bidden, and yet there is room, The whole world is bidden, The whole world is bidden, The whole world—and yet there is room. 2 Then quickly the servants went out from their Master, His message with gladness they told; And in from the highway the needy came flocking, His mercy and love to behold. [Refrain] 3 O way-worn and weary, despise not the message That sounds in life’s busy highway; Reject not His mercy, the Saviour stands waiting— The banquet is ready today. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet]

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The Banquet of Love

Author: A. S. Kieffer Hymnal: The Crowning Day #47 (1894) First Line: Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet Refrain First Line: Now all things are ready Lyrics: 1 Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet, Behold! it stands ready today; The chosen have tarried, bring hither the needy, That throng in life’s busy highway. Refrain: Now all things are ready, the Master says, “Come,” The whole world is bidden, and yet there is room, The whole world is bidden, The whole world is bidden, The whole world—and yet there is room. 2 Then quickly the servants went out from their Master, His message with gladness they told; And in from the highway the needy came flocking, His mercy and love to behold. [Refrain] 3 O way-worn and weary, despise not the message That sounds in life’s busy highway; Reject not His mercy, the Saviour stands waiting— The banquet is ready today. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet]
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The Banquet of Love

Author: A. S. K. Hymnal: Song Praises #58 (1906) First Line: Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet Refrain First Line: Now all things are ready, the Master says Languages: English Tune Title: [Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquet]

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Aldine S. Kieffer

1840 - 1904 Person Name: A. S. Kieffer Author of "The Banquet of Love" in The Crowning Day Full name Aldine Silliman Kiefer
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