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I Come With Joy
1. I come with joy to meet my Lord,
Forgiven, loved, and free,
In awe and wonder to recall
His life laid down for me,
His life laid down for me.
2. I come with Christians far and near
To find, as all are fed,
The new community of love
In Christ's communion bread,
In Christ's communion bread.
3. As Christ breaks bread and bids us share,
Each proud division ends.
The love that made us, makes us one,
And strangers now are friends,
And strangers now are friends.
4. And thus with joy we meet our Lord.
His presence, always near,
Is in such friendship better known:
We see and praise Him here,
We see and praise Him here.
5. Together met, together bound,
We'll go our different ways,
And as His people in the world,
We'll live and speak His praise,
We'll live and speak His praise.
WORDS: Brian Wren, 1968;
MUSIC: rev. 1977 American folk melody Arr. Austin C. Lovelace, 1977
Theme: Sacraments and Ordinances