Lutheran Service Book ‎#637

637. Draw near and Take the Body of the Lord

1 Draw near and take the body of the Lord,
And drink the holy blood for you outpoured;
Offered was He for greatest and for least,
Himself the victim and Himself the priest.

2 He who His saints in this world rules and shields,
To all believers life eternal yields;
With heav'nly bread He makes the hungry whole,
Gives living waters to the thirsting soul.

3 Come forward then with faithful hearts sincere,
And take the pledges of salvation here.
O Lord, our hearts with grateful thanks endow
As in this feast of love You bless us now.

Text Information

• First Line: Draw near and take the body of the Lord
• Title: Draw near and Take the Body of the Lord
• Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-66 (alt. )
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 11:23-26
  ;
  Psalm 34:8
  ;
  1 Corinthians 10:16
• Topic: The Lord's Supper
• Source: Latin, 7th cent.

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 124TH, abbr.
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Key: F Major
• Source: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, Geneva, 1551, ed. Louis Bourgeois; The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 (Setting)