Come within, come within

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1 Come within, come within, Of Thy church the Head to be! Speak to us the peaceful message Of Thy love. We wait for Thee, Of our covenant the author, Come, to hold with us this feast of love, From above, from above. 2 Sanctify, sanctify! Sanctify this living bread To our inward animation, As Thy body unto death Thou didst give in consecration. Let our spirit, free from worldly mind, Heaven find, heaven find. 3 Prince of life, Prince of life! Showers from Thy blessed flood Bring, and quench our souls so thirsty. As Thy sacrificial blood For us flowed in great compassion, Give us strength in all eternity True to be, true to be. 4 Be it so, be it so. Do you feel His blessed tread Drawing near to our assembly, Heav’nly gifts for us to spread, Living bread and drink to render? Streams of blessing from His hand partake, Come and take, come and take!

Source: Zion's Harp: a collection of hymns and songs for the Apostolic Christian Church of America #24

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Author: Carl Bernhard Garve

Garve, Carl Bernhard, was born Jan. 24, 1763, at Jeinsen, near Hannover, where his father was a farmer. He was educated at the Moravian schools in Zeist, and Neuwied, at their Pädagogium at Niesky, and their Seminary at Barby. In 1784 he was appointed one of the tutors at Niesky, and in 1789 at Barby; but as his philosophical lectures were thought rather unsettling in their tendency, he was sent, in 1797, to arrange the documents of the archive at Zeist. After his ordination as diaconus of the Moravian church, he was appointed, in 1799, preacher at Amsterdam; in 1801 at Ebersdorf (where he was also inspector of the training school); in 1809 at Berlin; and in 1816 at Neusalza on the Oder. Feeling the burden of years and infirmities he resig… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Come within, come within
Author:	Carl Bernhard Garve
Language:	English
Publication Date:	2003
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 2003.