The Hymnal 1982 ‎#321

321. My God, thy table now is spread

1 My God, thy table now is spread,
thy cup with love doth overflow;
be all thy children thither led,
and let them thy sweet mercies know.

2 O let thy table honored be,
and furnished well with joyful guests:
and may each soul salvation see,
that here its sacred pledges tastes.

3 Drawn by thy quickening grace, O Lord,
in countless numbers let them come
and gather from their Father's board
the Bread that lives beyond the tomb.

4 Nor let thy spreading Gospel rest
till through the world thy truth has run,
till with this Bread shall all be blessed
who see the light or feel the sun.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, thy table now is spread
• Author (sts. 1-3): Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 (alt.)
• Author (st. 4): Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Holy Eucharist

Tune Information

• Name: ROCKINGHAM
• Harmonizer: Edward Miller, 1731-1807
• Adapter: Samuel Webbe, 1740-1816
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major
• Source: Second Supplement to Psalmody in Miniature, ca. 1780 (melody)