The Church — Lord's Supper
From the table now retiring
- No. 1119
- Words Anon.
- Singing key F major
- 1 stanzas
Sung to GREENVILLE (hymn 844)
Words
⤢ Full screenFrom the table now retiring,Which for us the Lord hath spread,May our souls refreshment finding,Grow in all things like our Head.His example while beholding,May our lives his image bear;Him our Lord and Master calling,His commands may we revere.
About this hymn
As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1119» (large) at the head of the right column of p. 380, beside stanza 2 of hymn 1118, with the italic reference line «844, 162, 501.» on the same line (= sing to the tunes of hymns 844, 162 or 501). No meter is printed (left empty above); the eight-line stanza is 8s & 7s. D., the meter of the referenced tunes 844 GREENVILLE and 501 AUTUMN (162 STOCKWELL is 8s & 7s., four lines, sung twice through). One stanza of eight lines, numbered «1» without a period (written «1.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book), lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 indented; «Anon.» in italics at the right after it. The first word «FROM» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («bear ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals («our Head», «our Lord and Master») are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- The Church — Lord's Supper · No. 1119 · printed page 380
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-10-02
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