1 Aquí del pan partido tomaré,
y de la copa de tu comunión;
tu nombre, mi buen Dios, invocaré,
y gozaré la paz de salvación.
2 La culpa del pecado mía fue;
más tuya fue la sangre de tu cruz.
Por ella y tu justicia tengo, sé,
perdón, consuelo y paz, Señor Jesus.
3 Nos levantamos de la cena aquí;
la fiesta pasa, mas no así el amor.
Todo se va, mas tú te quedas, sí,
cerca, muy cerca, amado Salvador.
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1 Here would I feast upon the bread of God,
here drink with thee the royal wine of heav'n;
here would I lay aside each earthly load,
here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiv'n.
2 Mine is the sin, but thine the righteousness;
mine is the guilt, but thine the cleansing blood;
here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace:
thy blood, thy righteousness, O Lord my God.
3 Too soon we rise; the vessels disappear;
the feast, though not the love, is past and gone.
The bread and wine remove, but thou art here,
nearer than ever, still my shield and sun.
Source: Libro de Liturgia y Cántico #384
Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >
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