'The Table is Laid' is a hymn that I have been trying to finish writing for a long time. I am not convinced that it is quite done, but I thought I would offer it anyway in hopes that it might be an encouragement. The hymn is a prayer both of longing and of hope. The world is in desperate need of Christ's coming and every day we see brokenness that is not yet mended. But we also stand in a place of confidence in light of the battle already won be God. Ultimately the image of the table is our great hope- a feast at which each of us is truly expected!
We seek the Lord ChristWith faith that is dimAnd hearts that half longTo stray away from Him But the conquering King holds the bruised and bent reed And the flickering wick He will fan into flame. …We need you O Christ The world brims with hate. The sickness, the strife Your church does not escape May your children rise, In the power of your love In a world ripped apart, But made one by your blood, and unite.We love you O ChristFor what you have doneThe defeat that you soughtAnd the victory you won So that God’s enemies Might abandon that fight- O children of Heav’n, Peace is your birthright….. Our brother, your son Has forged us this place, In Your family O God. We can long for your face We approach Your great throne Yet walk by your side All wrongs they are known But in Christ swept aside And the chairs are pulled back And each one bears a name: Of a child of God. O the table is laid.
