A glo­ri­ous in­vi­ta­tion
Now calls you to the feast;
Each soul is now in­vit­ed,
The great­est and the least.
Come, all ye hea­vy laden,
With sor­row or with care—
Today you are in­vit­ed,
Your bur­dens Christ will bear.

Refrain

The Spi­rit says come,
The Bride says come;
Let him that hear­eth come;
Let him that thirst­eth come,
And who­so­ev­er will
Let him take of the wa­ter of
Life freely.

That bless­èd in­vi­ta­tion!
Oh, hear to­day and heed;
The Spi­rit now is call­ing,
Why long­er dwell in need?
Thy soul to­day is faint­ing,
For Christ the liv­ing bread;
Accept the in­vi­ta­tion,
Come while the feast is spread.

Refrain

Repeat the in­vi­ta­tion!
Pass on the bless­èd news;
Let none for­sake His mer­cy,
Or par­don now re­fuse.
’Tis Je­sus that is call­ing—
All things are re­ady, come—
The Spi­rit will di­rect you,
The Bride will wel­come home.