See us, Lord, about your altar

1 See us, Lord, about your altar,
Tho' so many we are one;
Many souls by love united
In the heart of Christ, your Son.

2 Hear our prayers, O loving Father,
Hear in them your Son, our Lord;
Hear him speak our love and worship
As we sing with one accord.

3 Once were seen the blood and water:
Now is seen but bread and wine;
Once in human form he suffered,
Now his form is but a sign.

4 Wheat and grape contain meaning:
Food and drink he is to all;
One in him we kneel adoring,
Gathered by his loving call.

5 Hear us yet: so much is needful
In our frail, disordered life;
Stay with us and tend our weakness
Till that day of no more strife.

6 Members of his Mystic Body,
Now we know our prayer is heard,
Heard by you because your children
Have received th'eternal Word.

Source: Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) #477