Come and dine.
John 21:12
Words: Charles B. Widmeyer, 1906. Widmeyer wrote this song to go with a sermon he was preparing on John 21:12.
Music: Charles B. Widmeyer, arranged by S. H. Bolton (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Bolton’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Jesus has a table spread
Where the saints of God are fed,
He invites His chosen people,
Come and dine
;
With His manna He doth feed
And supplies our every need:
O ’tis sweet to sup with Jesus all the time!
Refrain
Come and dine,
the Master calleth,
Come and dine
;
You may feast at Jesus’ table all the time;
He who fed the multitude,
Turned the water into wine,
To the hungry calleth now,
Come and dine.
The disciples came to land,
Thus obeying Christ’s command,
For the Master called unto them,
Come and dine
;
There they found their heart’s desire,
Bread and fish upon the fire;
Thus He satisfies the hungry every time.
Refrain
Soon the Lamb will take His bride
To be ever at His side,
All the host of Heaven will assembled be;
O ’twill be a glorious sight,
All the saints in spotless white;
And with Jesus they will feast eternally.
Refrain