Scripture Verse

Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Luke 14:15

Introduction

Words: The au­thor­ship of these lyr­ics is dis­put­ed. They are cred­it­ed to Mar­ga­ret Moo­dy in The Re­viv­al, ed­it­ed by Charles D. Till­man (At­lan­ta Georg­ia: Char­lie D. Till­man, 1890), num­ber 6. But they are cred­it­ed to Will­iam A. Og­den (with an 1891 co­py­right no­tice) in Crown­ing Glo­ry No. 2, ed­it­ed by Pe­ter P. Bil­horn (Chicago, Il­li­nois: P. Bil­horn, 1890), nu­mber 98.

Music: Will­iam A. Og­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Ogden (1841–1897)

Lyrics

Come to the feast that the Lord hath spread,
Here ev­ery soul may be tru­ly fed;
Come in the name of your Liv­ing Head,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Refrain

Washed in the blood of the Lamb,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb;
Come, and your souls shall be tru­ly fed,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Come to the feast, leave your care and strife,
Come, for His word is with bless­ings rife;
Now un­to you is eter­nal life,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Refrain

Come to the feast, hear the Gos­pel word,
Come while your heart by its pow­er is stirred;
Fly to the ark like the wea­ry bird,
Washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Refrain