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| Text: | Thy table I approach |
1 Thy table I approach,
Dear Savior, hear my prayer,
O let no unrepented sin
Prove hurtful to me there.
2 Lo, I confess my sins,
And mourn their wretched bands;
A contrite heart is ever wont
To find grace at Thy hands.
3 Thy body and Thy blood,
Once slain and shed for me,
Are taken at Thy table here--
A wondrous mystery!
4 Here I with mouth and soul,
Incomprehensibly,
Shall eat the precious flesh of Christ
In blest reality.
5 Search not how this takes place,
Nor whether it can be;
God can accomplish vastly more
Than seemeth plain to thee.
6 Vouchsafe, O blessed Lord,
That earth and hell combined,
May ne'er about this Sacrament
A doubt raise in my mind.
7 And may I never fail
To thank Thee day and night
For Thy true body and true blood,
O God, my Peace and Light!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Thy table I approach |
| Meter: | S. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1918 |
| Topic: | Catechism |
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