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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 635 · Words: Charles Wesley · Tune: PADERBORN
Because Thou Hast Said
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A communion hymn by Charles Wesley (1748) expressing the believer's grateful reception of the Eucharist and longing to receive the fullness of Christ's Spirit and love. It closes with the reminder that all spiritual gifts come solely through Jesus' grace.
Verse 1
Because thou hast said:
“Do this for my sake,”
the mystical bread
we gladly partake;
we thirst for the Spirit
that flows from above,
and long to inherit
thy fullness of love.
Verse 2
’Tis here we look up
and grasp at thy mind,
’tis here that we hope
thine image to find;
the means of bestowing
thy gifts we embrace;
but all things are owing
to Jesus’ grace.
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