503. Lord, We Have Come at Your Own Invitation
Text Information |
First Line: |
Lord, we have come at your own invitation |
Title: |
Lord, We Have Come at Your Own Invitation |
Author: |
Fred Pratt Green (1977, alt.) |
Meter: |
11.10.11.10 |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
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Topic: |
Eucharist; Lord's Supper; Communion |
Copyright: |
© 1979 Hope Publishing Company |
ONE LICENSE: |
03610 |
Tune Information |
Name: |
O QUANTA QUALIA |
Meter: |
11.10.11.10 |
Key: |
F Major |
Source: |
Paris Antiphoner, 1681; harm. La Feillée’s Méthode du plain-chant, 1808 |
Notes: |
(this tune in a higher key, 369) |
Text Information:St. Augustine spoke of Eucharist as “the repeatable part of Baptism,” and this hymn reminds us that each time we share in the Lord’s Supper we are renewing our baptismal vows. The text is set to a tune that dates to the transition between plainchant and modern tonalities.