{"id":1399,"date":"2006-08-06T17:05:03","date_gmt":"2006-08-06T23:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2006-08-06T17:05:03","modified_gmt":"2006-08-06T23:05:03","slug":"church-today-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=1399","title":{"rendered":"Church Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

We sang one of my favorite hymns today.\u00c2? It’s this tune<\/a> with these words:<\/p>\n

Now we join in celebration
\nAt the Savior’s invitation,
\nDressed no more in spirit somber,
\nClothed instead in joy and wonder;
\nFor the Lord of all existence,
\nPutting off divine transcendence,
\nStoops again in love to meet us,
\nWith his very life to feed us.<\/p>\n

Lord, as round this feat we gather,
\nFill our hearts with holy rapture!
\nFor this bread and cup of blessing
\nAre for us the sure posessing
\nOf your loving deed on Calv’ry,
\nOf your living self, our vict’ry,
\nPledge of your unfailing presence,
\nForetaste here of heav’nly gladness.<\/p>\n

Lord, we share in this communion
\nAs one fam’ly of God’s children,
\nReconciled through you, our brother,
\nOne in you with God our Father.
\nGive us grace to live for others,
\nServing all, both friends and strangers,
\nSeeking justice, love, and mercy
\nTill you come in final glory.
\n–LBW 203<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I first fell in love with this one in Minnesota.\u00c2? One of the daughters of our organist at Church #1 and I used to sing harmonies on this during Communion.\u00c2? I also just love the tune.\u00c2? The hymn tunes from before the 18th century are just the coolest.\u00c2? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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