Lines for Communion

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 3, 1863

Lines for Communion.

HAIL, holy festal hour! Come, Jesus, in thy power Possess my heart; Come, banish anxious care, Quiet disturbing fear, Dry every faithless tear, Thy peace impart.

In contemplation sweet, Good Shepherd, thee I greet,— Lamb of thy fold; My need to thee applies, My faith on thee relies, Thy grace far more I prize Than finest gold.

At this dear sacred board My pledges I record,— Vows to be thine; Help me these vows to keep, Daily o'er sin to weep; The blest reward to reap, Thy strength be mine.

I taste the fare divine, The holy bread and wine,— Symbolic feast! Thy flesh be meat indeed, Thy blood be drink indeed, Supplying all my need,— Love's rich repast!

Here, then, I lay me down; Thee, Crucified, I crown My King,—my love; My will to thine I bend, I take thee as my End,— My All-sufficient Friend Below, above.