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HOLY COMMUNION.
O Thou from whom no heart is hidden,
Thou to whom every thought is known!
We come, the guests whom Thou hast bidden,
The people Thou hast made Thine own.
Thou to whom every thought is known!
We come, the guests whom Thou hast bidden,
The people Thou hast made Thine own.
Thine own we are, and not in vain
We seek, O Christ, from Thee to win
A painless pity for our pain,
A sinless pity for our sin.
We seek, O Christ, from Thee to win
A painless pity for our pain,
A sinless pity for our sin.
Though sin and weakness be our dower,
We come for healing, Lord, to Thee;
We come to eat Thy bread of power,
And drink Thy wine of purity;—
We come for healing, Lord, to Thee;
We come to eat Thy bread of power,
And drink Thy wine of purity;—
To eat the bread that came from Heaven,
When Christ first drew a human breath;
To drink the wine that Christ has given
In pouring out His soul to death;
When Christ first drew a human breath;
To drink the wine that Christ has given
In pouring out His soul to death;
To live the life that first began
When Christ the vale of sorrow trod;
For Thou, O Son of God, art Man,
And Thou, O Son of man, art God.
When Christ the vale of sorrow trod;
For Thou, O Son of God, art Man,
And Thou, O Son of man, art God.
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