I come with joy to meet my Lord

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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

#459 in Hymnal: A Worship Book

Words:  Brian Wren, revised 1977, The Hymnbook (Canada, 1971
                             Text ©1971 Hope Publishing Co.
   Tune:  American folk melody, Southern Harmony

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