Thy table I approach

Verse 1

Your table I approach; Dear Savior, hear my prayer. Let not an unrepentant heart Prove hurtful to me there.

Verse 2

Lord, I confess my sins And mourn their wretched bands; A contrite heart is sure to find Forgiveness at Your hands.

Verse 3

Your body and Your blood, Once slain and shed for me, Are taken at Your table, Lord, In blest reality.

Verse 4

Search not how this takes place, This wondrous mystery; God can accomplish vastly more Than what we think could be.

Verse 5

O grant, most blessed Lord, That earth and hell combined May not about this sacrament Raise doubt within my mind.

Verse 6

Oh, may I never fail To thank You day and night For Your true body and true blood, O God, my peace and light.