We come, obedient to Thy word,
To feast on heavenly food;
Our meat, the Body of the Lord,
Our drink, His precious Blood.
Thus may we all Thy words obey,
For we, O God, are Thine ;
And go rejoicing on our way,
Renewed with strength divine.
ALL ye who faithful servants are
Of our Almighty King,
Both high and low, and small and great,
His praise devoutly sing!
Let us rejoice and render thanks
To His most Holy name;
Rejoice, rejoice! for now is come
The marriage of the Lamb.
His bride herself has ready made,
How pure and white her dress!
Which is her saints' integrity,
And spotless holiness.
O therefore blest is every one,
Who to the marriage-feast,
And holy supper of the Lamb,
Is made a welcome guest!
SWEET the moments, rich in blessing,
Which before the Cross I spend;
Life and health and peace possessing,
Through the sinner's dying Friend.
Kneel we now in wonder viewing
Mercy's streams in streams of Blood:
Precious drops, our souls bedewing,
From the all-cleansing, healing flood.
Love and grief our hearts dividing,
Gazing here we'd spend our breath;
Constant still in faith abiding,
Life deriving from His death.
Lord, in ceaseless contemplation
Fix our hearts and eyes on Thine,
Till we taste Thy whole salvation,
Where unveiled Thy glories shine.
For Thy sorrows we adore Thee,
For the griefs that wrought our peace;
Gracious Saviour, we implore Thee,
In our hearts Thy love increase.
Unto Thee, the world's Salvation,
Father, Spirit, unto Thee,
Low we bow in adoration,
Ever blessed One and Three.
ACCORDING to Thy gracious word,
In deep humility,
This will I do, my dying Lord;
I will remember Thee.
Thy Body, broken for my sake,
My bread from heaven shall be;
The cup, Thy precious Blood, I'll take,
And thus remember Thee.
Can I Gethsemane forget?
Or there Thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat,
And not remember Thee?
When to the Cross I turn mine eyes,
And gaze on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice,
I must remember Thee:
Remember Thee, and all Thy pains,
And all Thy love to me;
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains,
I will remember Thee.
And when these failing lips grow dumb,
And mind and memory flee,
When Thou shalt in Thy kingdom come, Jesu, remember me!
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee!
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath, and make me pure.
Could my tears for ever flow,
Could my zeal no languor know,
These for sin could not atone,
Thou must save, and Thou alone!
In my hand no price I bring,
Simply to Thy Cross I cling.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyelids close in death,
When I wake in worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment-throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee!
BREAD of Heaven! on Thee we feed,
For Thy Flesh is meat indeed;
Ever may our souls be fed
With this true and living Bread;
Day by day with strength supplied,
Through the life of Him Who died.
Vine of Heaven! Thy Blood supplies,
This blest cup of sacrifice;
Lord, Thy wounds our healing give,
To Thy Cross we look and live:
Jesu, may we ever be
Grafted, rooted, built in Thee.
THE Saviour's gentle voice
Calls children to His breast,
He folds them in His gracious arms,
His blessings on them rest.
Forbid them not, nor scorn
An infant's humble claim; The heirs of heaven are such as these, For such the Saviour came.
Our little ones accept;
We yield them, Lord, to Thee,
Imploring that, as we are Thine,
Thine they may also be.
In token that thou shalt not fear
Christ crucified to own,
We print the cross upon thy brow,
And mark thee His alone.
In token that thou shalt not fear
Christ's conflict to maintain,
But 'neath His banner maufully
Firm at thy post remain ;
In token that thou too shalt tread
The path He travelled by ;
Endure the Cross, despise the shame,
And sit with Him on high;
Thus outwardly and visibly
We seal thee for His own;
And may the brow that wears His Cross
Hereafter share His crown.
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