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Jesus Invites His Saints
Verse 1
Jesus invites His saints
To meet around His board,
And sup in memory of the death
And sufferings of their Lord.
To meet around His board,
And sup in memory of the death
And sufferings of their Lord.
Verse 2
We take the bread and wine
As emblems of Thy death;
Lord, raise our souls above the sign,
To feast on Thee by faith.
As emblems of Thy death;
Lord, raise our souls above the sign,
To feast on Thee by faith.
Verse 3
Faith eats the bread of life,
And drinks the living wine;
It looks beyond this scene of strife;
Unites us to the Vine.
And drinks the living wine;
It looks beyond this scene of strife;
Unites us to the Vine.
Verse 4
Soon shall the night be gone,
Our Lord will come again;
The marriage supper of the Lamb
Will usher in His reign.
Our Lord will come again;
The marriage supper of the Lamb
Will usher in His reign.
Watts's invitation hymn expressing the call of Christ to communion with His people.