Rejoice in the Lord ‎#535

535. Come, Be Our Hearts' Beloved Guest

1 Come, be our hearts' beloved guest,
our joy beyond all telling,
for only they on earth are blest
with whom thou hast thy dwelling.

2 O keep thy banquet, Lord, with us,
with sinners poor and needy,
since graciously thou callest thus:
"Come, all things now are ready."

3 We open hearts and souls to thee,
Lord Jesus, to receive thee;
for thee we long most ardently;
O may we never leave thee!

Text Information

• First Line: Come, be our hearts' beloved guest
• Title: Come, Be Our Hearts' Beloved Guest
• Author: Lueder Mencken (1698)
• Translator: Anonymous
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 iambic
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Luke 14:17
  ;
  Luke 19:5
• Topic: Worldwide Communion
• Source: Ach komm, du süsser Herzens-Gast; Moravian hymnals from 1784 (alt.), tr.

Tune Information

• Name: ACH GOTT UND HERR
• Arranger: J. S. Bach
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 iambic
• Key: A Major
• Source: As hymnodus sacer (1625) (from a melody in)