Religion

Holy Communion (I do not, Lord ! presume)

by John S. B. Monsell 1811–1875

From Hymns of Love and Praise (1866)

Religion

I do not, Lord! presume
At Thy dread Board to wait,
Trusting in mine own righteousness,
But in Thy mercies great.

Crumbs at Thy Table dropt
I have no right to claim,
But always to have mercy. Lord!
Is Thine, Thou still the same!

grant me so to eat
The flesh of Thy dear Son,
And so to drink His precious blood
That I, with Him made one.

May have my body cleansed.
My soul from sin set free,
And dwell for evermore in Him,
And He for aye in me.

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Text: Lord, help me . . . the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. — S. Matt. xv. 25, 27.

MLA

Monsell, John S. B. “Holy Communion (I do not, Lord ! presume).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/180/.

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Monsell, John S. B. “Holy Communion (I do not, Lord ! presume).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/180/.

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