Draw Near!
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w: "Sancti, Venite, Christi Corpus Sumite" (7th cent. hymn); Trans. by John M. Neale
m: Steven Janco, 1992

[Refrain]
Draw near, draw near!
Take the body of your Lord.
Draw near, draw near!
Drink the blood for you outpoured.

[Verse 1]
Draw near and take the body of your Lord,
and drink the holy blood for you outpoured:
Saved by his body and his holy blood,
with souls refreshed we give our thanks to God.

[Refrain]

[Verse 2]
Christ our redeemer, God's eternal Son,
has by his cross and blood the vict'ry won:
He gave his life for greatest and for least,
Himself the off'ring and Himself the Priest.

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]
Let us approach with faithful hearts sincere,
and take the pledges of salvation here:
Christ who in this life all the saints defends,
gives all believers life that never ends.

[Refrain]

[Verse 4]
With heav'nly bread makes those who hunger whole,
gives living waters to the thirsting soul:
Judge of the nations, to whom all must bow,
in this great feast of love is with us now.

[Refrain]