Church Book ‎#344

344. The King of heaven His table spreads

1 The King of heaven His table spreads,
And dainties crown the board.
Not all the boasted joys of earth
Could such delight afford.

2 Pardon and peace to dying men,
And endless life are given;
And the rich Blood that Jesus shed
To raise the soul to heaven.

3 Ye hungry poor, who long have strayed
In sin’s dark mazes, come;
Come from the hedges and highways,
And Grace shall find you room.

4 Thousands of souls, in glory now,
Were fed and feasted here;
And thousands more, still on the way,
Around the board appear.

5 Yet are His house and heart so large,
That thousands more may come;
Nor could the wide assembled world
O’erfill the spacious room.

6 All things are ready: enter in,
Nor weak excuses frame.
Come, take your places at the feast,
And bless the Founder’s Name.

Text Information

• First Line: The King of heaven His table spreads
• Author: Doddridge (1755, a.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Order of Salvation: Calling; Septuagesima Sunday; Lent, Fourth Sunday; Second Sunday after Trinity; Seventh Sunday after Trinity; Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #204 or #309

Tune Information

• Name: NUN DANKET ALL' U. BRINGET EHR
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Composer from index: J. Crüger, 1658