399 Beneath the Forms of Outward Rite
[1]
Beneath the forms of outward rite
Thy supper Lord is spread
In every quiet upper room
Where fainting souls are fed.
Beneath the forms of outward rite
Thy supper Lord is spread
In every quiet upper room
Where fainting souls are fed.
[2]
The bread is always consecrate
Which men divide with men;
And every act of brotherhood
Repeats Thy feast again.
The bread is always consecrate
Which men divide with men;
And every act of brotherhood
Repeats Thy feast again.
[3]
The blessed cup is only passed
True memory of Thee
When life anew pours out its wine
With rich sufficiency.
The blessed cup is only passed
True memory of Thee
When life anew pours out its wine
With rich sufficiency.
[4]
O Master through these symbols shared
Thine own dear self impart
That in our daily life may flame
The passion of Thy heart.
O Master through these symbols shared
Thine own dear self impart
That in our daily life may flame
The passion of Thy heart.