Author: Steele Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CDLXXXVII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Communion with Christ First Line: To Jesus our exalted Lord Lyrics: 1 To Jesus, our exalted Lord,
(Dear name, by heaven and earth ador'd!)
Fain would our hearts and voices raise
A cheerful song of sacred praise.
2 But all the notes which mortals know,
Are weak and languishing and low;
Far, far above our humble songs,
The theme demands immortal tongues.
3 Yet while around his board we meet,
And worship at his glorious feet;
O let our warm affections move,
In glad returns of grateful love!
4 Let faith our feeble senses aid,
To see thy wondrous love display'd,
Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins,
Thy dreadful agonizing pains.
5 Let humble penitential woe,
With painful, pleasing anguish, flow;
And thy forgiving smiles impart
Life, hope, and joy, to every heart.
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Communion with Christ at his Table