American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#45

45. Come, Humble Soul, Receive the Food

1 Come, humble soul, receive the food
Your Savior offers here,
Believe, and taste that He is good,
And fain each soul would cheer.

2 Deem not that you to heav'n can rise,
To meet your Savior there;
He comes in mercy from the skies
That you His bliss may share.

3 Here we commune with Him who died,
Us pow'r o'er death to give;
The life of Him now glorified
We here receive, and live.

4 For 'tis His body that we eat,
His precious blood we drink,
To make us for His mansions meet,
And save from ruin's brink.

5 He ever lives, and only he
In whom the Lord abides;
And here, that He in us may be,
He richest food provides.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, humble soul, receive the food
• Title: Come, Humble Soul, Receive the Food
• Author: M. Loy (1863)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Means of Grace: Holy Communion
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: EVAN
• Arranger: William Henry Havergal
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Welsh Melody
• Notes: Public Domain.