Author: Constance Coote Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: Luke 13:29-30 Lyrics: 1 In the quiet consecration
of this glad communion hour,
here we rest in you, O Jesus,
taste your love and touch your pow’r.
2 Here we learn through sacred symbol
all your grace can be and do
by this wonderful indwelling—
you in us, and we in you.
3 Christ, the living bread of heaven,
Christ, whose blood is drink indeed,
here by faith and with thanks giving
in our hearts on you we feed.
4 By your death for sin atoning,
by your resurrection life,
hold us fast in joyful union,
strengthen us to face the strife;
5 While afar in solemn radiance
shines the feast that is to come —
after conflict, heaven’s glory,
your great feast of love and home. Topics: Blood of Christ; Holy Thursday; Journey to the Cross; Silence Used With Tune: STENKA RAZIN Text Sources: At His Table, 1913
In the Quiet Consecration