Text:

Lord, before that quiet meal,
the table, and the bread...,
a hillside thronged with hungry souls.
You raised to God two fish, five loaves,
which at your breaking, spread.
The thousands, all, were fed.

And, before that quiet meal,
you'd been a wedding guest.
Your low-key turning water... wine
brought celebration and a sign
of God's own future fest,
abundantly expressed!

Much rests in that quiet meal
and what you said to friends.
Because your living ways they knew,
your words "I am the vine" rang true.
And still, for us as them,
the vine supplies the stems.

Now, you meet us for that meal.
You've bought the bread and wine.
We take these gifts, trust what you say__,
fed by you until the day
of Bridegroom and of Bride
and Feast that's Heaven-wide.

 

 

 

 

The stories and images of Christ in this communion hymn help us remember Jesus here on earth, as well as what he taught.