Gather the People
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w&m: Dan Schutte, 2004
(Verses 1-4, 10 -- 5 in all)

[Instrumental Intro]

[Refrain]
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
All are invited, the greatest and least.
The banquet is ready, now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast that God has prepared.

[Verse 1]
Around this table we dine as kin,
beloved fam'ly of God.
We share the Body of Christ, the Lord.
Here we become what we eat.

[Refrain]

[Verse 2]
Around this table we tell great tales,
the wondrous stories of grace.
We hold the mem'ry of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat.

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]
Around this table God's bounty falls
on all who hunger and thirst.
We drink the fullness of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat.

[Refrain]

[Verse 4]
Around this table God's mercy flows
to hearts imprisoned by shame.
We know compassion in Christ, the Lord.
Let us become what we eat.

[Refrain]

[Verse 10]
Around this table God's lowly ones
are clothed in splendor and grace.
We share the banquet of Christ, the Lord.
Here we become what we eat.

[Refrain]

[Intrumental Coda]