Thus we approach singing some of the newer selections, or possibly the old one that was familiar:
Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face;
Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
This is the hour of banquet and of song;
Too soon we rise; the symbols disappear;
I have no help but Thine, nor do I need
Mine is the sin, but Thine the righteousness;
Feast after feast thus comes and passes by,
Jesus said: "This Do In Remembrance Of Me".
The Lord's Table
Here would I touch and handle things unseen,
Here grasp with firmer hand the eternal grace,
And all my weariness upon Thee lean.
Here drink with Thee the royal wine of heaven;
Here would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.
This is the heavenly table spread for me;
Here let me feast, and feasting, still prolong
The brief bright hour of fellowship with Thee.
The feast, though not the love, is past and gone;
The bread and wine remove, but Thou art here,
Nearer than ever; still my Shield and Sun.
Another arm save Thine to lean upon;
It is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;
My strength is in Thy might, Thy might alone.
Mine is the guilt, but Thine the cleansing blood;
Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace, --
Thy blood, Thy righteousness, O Lord my God.
Yet, passing, points to the glad feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love. Amen.
Eucharist, Holy Communion, The Lord's Supper
I Cor. 11:26
As often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord, until He comes.
Marriage Feast of the Lamb
Rev. 19:7-9
Let us rejoice and be glad! Let us give Him the glory! For the time has come for the wedding of the Lamb, and His Bride has prepared herself -- fine linen, bright and clean has been given her to wear. ("Fine linen" means the righteous deeds of God's people.) The angel said "Write: 'How blessed are those who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb!" Then he said, "These are God's very words."
"Here, O My Lord"
Words: Horatius Bonar. 1855. Bonar wrote this hymn at the request of his brother, Dr. John James Bonar. Its first public appearance was in October 1855 in the author’s church. Later that year, St. Andrew’s Free Church in Greenock, Scotland, issued it in pamphlet form.
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