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I come with joy to meet my Lord,
Forgiven, loved and free,
In awe and wonder to recall
His life laid down for me,
Text
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I come with joy to meet my Lord,
Forgiven, loved and free,
In awe and wonder to recall
His life laid down for me,
His life laid down for me.
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I come with Christians far and near
To find, as all are fed,
Our true community of love
In Christ’s communion bread,
In Christ’s communion bread.
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As Christ breaks bread for us to share
Each proud division ends.
That love that made us makes us one,
And strangers now are friends,
And strangers now are friends.
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And thus with joy we meet our Lord.
His presence always near,
Is in such friendship better known:
We see and praise Him here,
We see and praise Him here.
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Together met, together bound,
We’ll go our diff’rent ways,
And as His people in the world,
We’ll live and speak His praise,
We’ll live and speak His praise.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(c) John 15:14
Author
Brian A. Wren (1936-)
Copyright
Words copyright 1971 by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Arrangement 1976 by J.S. Paluch Company, Inc. Reprinted with permission.
Hymn Tune
DOVE OF PEACE
Metrical Number
C.M.
Arranged
Charles G. Frischmann (1938-)
Tune Source
American folk melody, 19th century
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Notes
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We come with joy because we know that we’ve been forgiven because of Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary. We are happy because God assures us of His love. And, He has given us freedom to live a life that is obedient to His will. (Lesson 7, 2nd Quarter 2021 -Tuesday, The Sinai Covenant, 5/11/2021)
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