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Nick_P
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I am a member of a Church choir that often sings beautiful motets written by Palestrina, Bach, Mozart, etc. Unfortunately, we also sing many modern songs that don’t compare at all with these.
Recently, we’ve started to rehearse a song that we will probably sing on Corpus Christi which if I remember correctly, is called “Come Eat Bread”. I don’t recall the composer’s name.
The refrain has the words: Come eat bread, drink this wine. Come be healed, in God’s sign. Many are one, are made one, one in Unity, one now become.
First verse: Saint and sinner welcome in. To this feast of harmony. Holy people, holy kin. Gather round the glory tree. Scattered people, scattered sheep. At this table all are fed. Blood and body, bonds run deep. As the kingdom feast is spread.
There are similar verses, all of which leave me somewhat unsettled. Somehow it doesn’t seem right theologically. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Nick
Recently, we’ve started to rehearse a song that we will probably sing on Corpus Christi which if I remember correctly, is called “Come Eat Bread”. I don’t recall the composer’s name.
The refrain has the words: Come eat bread, drink this wine. Come be healed, in God’s sign. Many are one, are made one, one in Unity, one now become.
First verse: Saint and sinner welcome in. To this feast of harmony. Holy people, holy kin. Gather round the glory tree. Scattered people, scattered sheep. At this table all are fed. Blood and body, bonds run deep. As the kingdom feast is spread.
There are similar verses, all of which leave me somewhat unsettled. Somehow it doesn’t seem right theologically. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Nick