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Come To The Table

By Sidewalk Prophets

1,873 views Sep 29, 2026 updated Something Different (Deluxe Version) album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Sidewalk Prophets build the whole song around a guest list rather than a plea — 'to the thief and to the doubter, to the hero and the coward, to the prisoner and the soldier' — pairing categories of people who'd normally be kept apart, refusing to let the invitation narrow to any one kind of person. 'Come join the sinners who have been redeemed' names exactly who's being invited without softening the word, which matches Matthew 9:13's account of Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners because 'I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.'

'That sin and shame that you brought with you, you can leave it at the door' answers a real anxiety directly rather than ignoring it — the song assumes the listener is worried about what they're bringing in with them, and addresses that worry before moving on. Luke 14:23's parable of the banquet host sending servants out to 'compel them to come in, that my house may be filled' sits behind the sheer scale of the guest list — this isn't an exclusive table, it's one built to be as full as possible.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

We all start on the outside

The outside looking in

This is where grace begins

We were hungry we were thirsty

With nothing left to give

Oh the shape that we were in

And Just when all hope seemed lost

Love opened the door for us


He said come to the table

Come join the sinners who have been redeemed

Take your place beside the Savior

Sit down and be set free

Come to the table


Come meet this motley crew of misfits

These liars and these thieves

There's no one unwelcome here

That sin and shame that you brought with you

You can leave it at the door

And Let mercy draw you near


Come to the table

Come join the sinners who have been redeemed

Take your place beside the Savior

Sit down and be set free

Come to the table

Come to the table


To the thief and to the doubter

To the hero and the coward

To the prisoner and the soldier

To the young and to the older

All who hunger all who thirst

All the last and all the first

All the paupers and the princes

All who’ve failed you've been forgiven

All who dream and all who suffer

All who loved and lost another

All the chained and all the free

All who follow all who lead

Anyone who's been let down

All the lost you have been found

All who have been labeled right or wrong

To everyone who hears This song


Come to the table

Come join the sinners who have been redeemed

Take your place beside the Savior

Sit down and be set free

Come to the table

Come to the table

Sit down and be set free

Come to the table

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