Come, Lord Jesus, Our Redeemer

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1. Come, Lord Jesus, our Redeemer;
Come and listen to our prayer!
Come and bless us with Your presence
At this table we prepare—
Alleluia, alleluia,
Where Your honor we declare.

2. Send to us Your Spirit, Holy;
Send to us Your loving grace;
Send to us Your invitation
To become Your dwelling-place.
Alleluia, alleluia,
Lord, we ever You embrace.

3. Praise the God of our Redemption;
Praise Him whom we glorify.
Praise the Father and the Spirit,
Praise the Son of God most high—
Alleluia, alleluia,
Praise, extol and magnify.

Author: R. Michael Cullinan

Robert George Cullinan [Michael Cullinan] Born: November 22, 1937, Dear­born, Mi­chi­gan. Cullinan pre­pared for the min­is­try of the Lu­ther­an Church - Mis­sou­ri Synod at Con­co­rdia The­o­lo­gic­al Sem­in­ary in Spring­field, Il­li­nois. He was or­dained in 1964, and served par­ish­es both in Os­we­go, Kan­sas, and West­land, Mi­ch­igan. After half a dozen years as a Lu­ther­an pas­tor, he left the par­ish min­is­try to work on a mas­ter’s de­gree in Guid­ance and Coun­sel­ing at Wayne State Un­i­ver­si­ty in De­troit, Mi­ch­igan. He con­tin­ued with post-Mas­ter’s cours­es there, and served on the ac­a­dem­ic fa­cul­ty. Cullinan con­tin­ued to feel drawn to th… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Come, Lord Jesus, our Redeemer
Title: Come, Lord Jesus, Our Redeemer
Author: R. Michael Cullinan (1996)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Language: English
Notes: The lyrics were written as a Eucharistic hymn. Alternate tune: REGENT SQUARE, Henry T. Smart, 1867
Copyright: © 1996 Robert Cullinan. The copyright holder grants permission to reproduce these lyrics, as long as this notice remains with each copy.

Tune

LAUDA ANIMA (Goss)

John Goss (PHH 164) composed LAUDA ANIMA (Latin for the opening words of Psalm 103) for this text in 1868. Along with his original harmonizations, intended to interpret the different stanzas, the tune was also included in the appendix to Robert Brown¬ Borthwick's Supplemental Hymn and Tune Book (18…

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