Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: The King of heav'n his table spreads
Topic: The Gospel/Invitations
Writer: <no first name given> Doddridge
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 294
Page Number: 183, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe King of heav'n 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 giv'n,
Through the rich blood that Jesus shed,
To raise our souls to heav'n.
You hungry poor, that long have stray'd
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 here;
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.