Scripture Verse

He took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me. Luke 22:19

Introduction

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Gerard T. Noel
1782–1851
National Portrait Gallery

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Words: Ger­ard T. No­el, in A Se­lect­ion of Psalms and Hymns (Lon­don: J. Hatch­ard, 1810).

Music: No­el tra­di­tion­al air, ar­ranged by Ar­thur S. Sul­li­van, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Arthur S. Sullivan (1842–1900)

Lyrics

If human kind­ness meets re­turn,
And owns the grate­ful tie;
If ten­der thoughts with­in us burn
To feel a friend is nigh;
O shall not warm­er ac­cents tell
The gra­ti­tude we owe
To Him who died, our fears to quell,
Our more than or­phan’s woe!

While yet His ang­uished soul sur­veyed
Those pangs he would not flee,
What love His lat­est words dis­played,
Meet and re­mem­ber Me!
Remember Thee! Thy death, Thy shame
Our sin­ful hearts to share!
O me­mo­ry, leave no oth­er name
But His re­cord­ed there.