Draw Nigh and Take the Body of the Lord

Draw nigh and take

The bo­dy of the Lord;

And drink the ho­ly blood

For you out­poured.

Saved by that bo­dy

And that ho­ly blood

With souls re­freshed

We ren­der thanks to God.

Salvation’s Giv­er

Christ

the on­ly Son

By His dear cross

And blood the vic­to­ry won.

Offered was He

For great­est and for least

Himself the vic­tim

And Him­self the priest.

Victims were of­fered

By the law of old

Which in a type

This heav­en­ly mys­te­ry told.

He

ran­som­er from death

And light from shade

Now gives His ho­ly grace

His saints to aid.

Approach ye then

With faith­ful hearts sin­cere

And take the safe­guard

Of sal­va­tion here.

He

that His saints

In this world rules and shields

To all be­liev­ers

Life eter­nal yields.

With heav­en­ly bread

Makes them that hun­ger whole

Gives liv­ing wa­ters

To the thirst­ing soul

Alpha and Ome­ga

To whom shall bow

All na­tions at the doom

Is with us now.