3. Now lettest Thou Thy guest depart With full assurance in his heart; For such communion, Lord, with Thee May a new life my offering be! 4. When Thou shalt in Thy glory come To gather all Thy people home, Then let me, as Thy heavenly guest, In anthems praise Thee with the blest! E. Cronenwett, c. 1880. 439 L. M. ’Twas on that dark, that doleful night, When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God’s delight, And friends betrayed Him to His foes. 2. Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread and blessed and brake; What love through all His actions ran! What wondrous words of grace He spake! 3. “This is My body, broke for sin; Receive and eat the living food”; Then took the cup and blessed the wine: “’Tis the new covenant in My blood.” 4. “Do this,” He said, “till time shall end, In memory of your dying Friend. Meet at My table and record The love of your departed Lord.” 5. Jesus, Thy feast we celebrate; We show Thy death, we sing Thy name, Till Thou return and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb. Isaac Watts, 1709, a. 440 L. M. At Thy command, our dearest Lord, Here we attend Thy dying feast; Thy blood, like wine, adorns the board, And Thine own flesh feeds every guest. 2. Our faith adores Thy bleeding love And trusts for life in One that died; We hope for heavenly crowns above From a Redeemer crucified. 3. Let the vain world pronounce it shame And fling their scandals on the cause; We come to boast our Savior’s name And make our triumphs in His cross. 4. With joy we tell the scoffing age, He that was dead has left His tomb; He lives above their utmost rage, And we are waiting till He come. Isaac Watts, 1707. 441 8, 8, 7, 8 Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior, Turned away God’s wrath forever; Suffering pains no tongue can tell, He saved us from the pains of hell. 2. To remind us that, to save us, He hath died, His flesh He gave us With this bread, a quick’ning food, And with this wine His precious blood. 3. Whoso to this board repaireth Take good heed how he prepareth; Death instead of life shall he Receive who comes unworthily. 4. Thou shalt hold with faith unshaken That this food is to be taken By the sick who are distressed, By those whose heart is sin-oppressed.