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Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face;
Here would I touch and handle things unseen;
Here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace,
And all my weariness upon Thee lean.
This is the hour of banquet and of song;
This is the heavenly table spread for me;
Here let me feast, and feasting, still prolong
The brief bright hour of fellowship with Thee.
Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
Here drink with Thee the royal wine of Heaven;
Here would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.
I have no help but Thine; nor do I need
Another arm save Thine to lean upon;
It is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;
My strength is in Thy might, Thy might alone.
I have no wisdom save in Him Who is
My Wisdom and my Teacher both in One;
No wisdom can I lack while Thou art wise;
No teaching do I crave save Thine alone.
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!
Too soon we rise; the symbols 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.
Feast after feast thus comes and passes by;
Yet, passing, points to the glad feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb’s great bridal feast of bliss and love.
But see, the pillar-cloud is rising now,
And moving onward through the desert-night;
It beckons, and I follow, for I know
It leads me to the heritage of light.
---Alternative verses---
This is the hour of banquet and of song;
This is the heavenly table spread for me;
Here let me feast, and feasting, still prolong
The hallowed hour of fellowship with Thee.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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10 10 10 10
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Dates:
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1855
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Bible Refs:
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Rev 19:9;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1965 | # 376 | | 1977 | # 438 | | 1962 | # 316 | | 1956 | # 391 | | 1981 | # 339 | | 1919 | # 210 | | 1960 | # 226 | | 2000 | # 418 | | 1920 | # 216 | | 2000 | # 304 | | 2000 | # 230 | | 1983 | # 274 | | 1950 | # 414 | | 1922 | # 715 | | 1983 | # 608 | | 1988 | # 406 | | | # 325 | | 1964 | # 523 | | 2000 | # 279 | | 1954 | # 772 | | 1955 | # 39 | | 1990 | # 520 | | 1869 | # 31 | | 1999 | # 468 | | 1931 | # 270 | | | # 162 | | 1908 | # 244 | | 1938 | # 232 | | 1917 | # 198 | | 1906 | # 312 | | 1971 | # 344 | | 1916 | # 334 | | 1940 | # 208 | | 1982 | # 318 | | 1999 | # 516 | | 1961 | # 310 | | 1989 | # 623 |
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PRAENESTE
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Meter:
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10 10 10 10
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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| 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 |
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