Hymn For Communion

Hospitality shapes “Hymn for Communion” before the bread and cup are named. “Come to the table / Pull up a chair” welcomes the lost, lonely, empty, weak, and afraid. The table is not reserved for people who arrive self-sufficient; Jesus is presented as enough for hungry hearts and as the host whose presence brings heaven near.

The invitation gains its meaning through Christ’s sacrifice. References to bleeding, freedom, broken bread, and the lifted cup keep communion tied to “the body and the blood,” not merely to shared sentiment. Luke 22:19-20 records Jesus giving the bread and cup as signs of his body and the new covenant in his blood. First Corinthians 11:26 explains that eating and drinking proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes, while Matthew 11:28 echoes the welcome extended to the weary. Repetition turns the final instructions into a congregational act: break, lift, remember, and receive. The hymn presents communion as grace made tangible, where those conscious of need are invited close and the church proclaims together that Christ’s self-giving love remains sufficient.