Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#270

270. Thy table I approach

1 Thy Table I approach;
Dear Savior, hear my pray'r,
O let no unrepented sin
Prove hurtful to me there.

2 Lo, I confess my sins,
And mourn their wretched bands:
A contrite heart is ever wont
To find grace at Thy hands.

3 Thy body and Thy blood,
Once slain and shed for me,
Are taken at Thy table here—
O wondrous mystery!

4 Here I with mouth and soul,
Incomprehensibly,
Shall eat the precious flesh of Christ
In blest reality.

5 Search not how this takes place,
Nor whether it can be;
God can accomplish vastly more
Than seemeth plain to thee.

6 Vouchsafe, O blessed Lord,
That earth and hell combined,
May ne'er about this Sacrament
A doubt raise in my mind.

7 And may I never fail,
To thank Thee day and night,
For Thy true body and true blood,
O God, my peace and light.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy table I approach
• Author: Gerhard Walther Molanus
• Translator: Anon.
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Holy Communion
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: Ich trete frisch zu Gottes Tisch

Tune Information

• Name: BOYLSTON
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1832)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.