Text 1Sent forth by God’s blessing,Our true faith confessing,The people of God from His dwelling take leave.The supper is ended.Oh, now be extendedThe fruits of this service in all who believe. 2The seed of His teaching,Receptive souls reaching,Shall blossom in action for God and for all.His grace did invite us,His love shall unite usTo work…
Category: DOCTRINES
Text 1Love consecrates the humblest actAnd haloes mercy’s deeds;It sheds a benediction sweetAnd hallows human needs. 2When in the shadow of the crossChrist knelt and washed the feetOf His disciples, He gave usA sign of love complete. 3Love serves and willing, stoops to serve;What Christ in love so trueHas freely done for one and all,Let…
Text 1O God, unseen, yet ever near,Reveal Thy presence nowWhile we in love that hath no fear,Before Thy glory bow. 2Here may Thy faithful people knowThe blessings of Thy love,The streams that thro’ the dessert flow,The manna from above. 3We come, obedient to Thy WordTo feast on heav’nly food,Our meat, the body of our Lord,Our…
Text 1Now let us from this table riseRenewed in body, mind, and soul;With Christ we die and live again,His selfless love has made us whole. 2With minds alert, upheld by grace,To spread the word in speech and deed,We follow in the steps of Christ,At one with all in hope and need. 3To fill each human…
Text 1Let us break bread together on our knees,let us break bread together on our knees.When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,O Lord, have mercy on me. 2Let us drink wine together on our knees,let us drink wine together on our knees.When I fall on my knees with my…
Text 1By Christ redeemed, In Christ restored,We keep the memory adored,And show the death of our dear Lord,Until He come. 2His broken body in our stead is here,In his memorial bread;And so our feeble love is fed,Until He come. 3His fearful drops of agony,His lifeblood shed for us we see;The wine shall tell the mystery,Until…
Text 1In imitation, Lord, of Thee,This solemn service we repeat;For Thine example full of grace,Has made this humble duty sweet. 2Renew each sacred spark of love,And vitalize the holy flame;May union strong our hearts uniteWhile this we do in Jesus’ name. 3Our great example Thou shalt be,In washing Thy disciples feet;And as we follow Thy…
Text 1I come with joy to meet my Lord,Forgiven, loved and free,In awe and wonder to recallHis life laid down for me,His life laid down for me. 2I come with Christians far and nearTo find, as all are fed,Our true community of loveIn Christ’s communion bread,In Christ’s communion bread. 3As Christ breaks bread for us…
Text 1Beneath the forms of outward riteThy supper, Lord, is spreadIn every quiet upper roomWhere fainting souls are fed. 2The bread is always consecrateWhich men divide with men;And every act of brotherhoodRepeats Thy feast again. 3The blessed cup is only passedTrue memory of Thee,When life anew pours out its wineWith rich sufficiency. 4O Master, through…
Text 1Bread of the world in mercy broken,Wine of the soul in mercy shed,By whom the words of life are spoken,And in whose death our sins are dead; 2Look on the heart by sorrow broken,Look on the tears by sinners shed;And be Thy feast to us the tokenThat by Thy grace our souls are fed.…