Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 77 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I come with joy, a child of God,
forgiven, loved and free,
the life of Jesus to recall,
in love laid down for me.
2 I come with Christians far and near
to find, as all are fed,
the new community of love
in Christ's communion bread.
3 As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share,
each proud division ends.
The love that made us, makes us one,
and strangers now are friends.
4 The Spirit of the risen Christ,
unseen, but ever near,
is in such friendship better known,
alive among us here.
5 Together met, together bound
by all that God has done,
we'll go with joy, to give the world
the love that makes us one. Topics: Church nature of; Church Universal; Commitment; Communion of Saints; Community; Ecumenism; Holy Communion; Proper 23 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; The Fourth Sunday before Advent Year C; The Third Sunday of Epiphany Year A; Unity Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Used With Tune: ST STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)
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