Showing His Shining

“Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; and teach me Thy statutes” (Psalm 119:130).  “As often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till He come” (1 Corinthians 11:26).

The face of Jesus Christ our Lord

Is shining now upon His own

Who worship Him in sweet accord

As symbols of His death are shown. 

He calls us now to come and sup

And spreads His gracious table thus:     

We eat the bread and drink the cup

To show the death He died for us. 

We show the shining of His face

As we are gathered to recall

The wonder of amazing grace

That ransomed sinners from the fall.

His statutes thus to us are taught

As we reflect on why Christ died.

We see the price by which we’re bought:

His justice must be satisfied.

We see His judgment on our sin

That thus required such a price!

We see His love poured out to win

Our souls by His great Sacrifice!

O Lord, Your cross is shining still

Upon humanity today

To show the purpose of Your will

To rescue sheep that went astray.

In bread we show Your body broken;

In wine we show Your blood was shed,

Yet as we contemplate each token,

You’ve taught us, Lord, to look ahead. 

For these are tokens of the past

To thus recall Your love so true,

But soon shall come the trumpet blast,

Then we shall ever be with You! 

Until that day of celebration,

O Lord, we pray that You will find

That we have shown Your great salvation

As with Your Gospel we have shined!