Hymn
Communion with CHRIST and Saints
Words: Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748
Jesus invites his Saints To meet around his Board; Here Pardon'd Rebels sit and hold Communion with their Lord. For Food he gives his Flesh; He bids us drink his Blood; Amazing Favour! matchless Grace Of our descending God!
This holy Bread and Wine Maintains our fainting Breath, By Union with our living Lord, And Int'rest in his Death. Our heav'nly Father calls Christ and his Members one; We the young Children of his Love, And he the first-born Son.
We are but sev'ral Parts Of the same broken Bread; One Body hath its sev'ral Limbs, But Jesus is the Head. Let all our Pow'rs be join'd His glorious Name to raise; Pleasure and Love fill ev'ry Mind, And ev'ry Voice be Praise.
Public domain · as printed in The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Old and New Testament, faithully translated into English metre: being the New England Psalm Book (Rev. and Improved), 1758 · text courtesy of Hymnary.org. Wording may differ slightly from your hymn book.