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ON ATTENDING THE SACRAMENT.
Before Thy altar, Lord, I kneel,
In penitence and pray'r;
Intending to renew the seal
Of my baptism there.
In penitence and pray'r;
Intending to renew the seal
Of my baptism there.
I come not to thy table, Lord,
An uninvited guest;
For Thou hast call'd me to thy board,
To share the holy feast.
An uninvited guest;
For Thou hast call'd me to thy board,
To share the holy feast.
And though unworthy, as I am,
Even of the crumbs that fall,
Yet through the mercy of the Lamb,
Who died for me, for all,
Even of the crumbs that fall,
Yet through the mercy of the Lamb,
Who died for me, for all,
