Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: The King of heaven his table spreads
Topic: The Gospel Invitations
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM double
Tune: Resolution
Hymn Number: 219
Page Number: 084, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe King of heaven his table spreads,
And dainties crown the board;
Not paradise, with all its joys,
Could such delights afford.
Pardon and peace to dying men,
And endless life are given,
Through the rich blood that Jesus shed,
To raise our souls to heaven.
You hungry poor, that long have strayed
In sin's dark mazes, come;
Come from your most obscure retreat,
And grace shall find you room.
Millions of souls in glory now
Were fed and feasted her;
And millions more still on the way
Around the board appear.
Yet are his heart and house so large
That millions more may come;
Nor could the whole assembled world
O'erfill the spacious room.
All things are ready: come away,
Nor weak excuses frame;
Crowd to your places at the feast
And bless the Founder's name.