As We Gather at Your Table
As we gather at your table, as we listen to your word
As We Gather at Your Table is a hymn text by Carl Daw Jr. (1989) in 8.7.8.7 D meter. Found in elw 522, gather4 922. Sung to BEACH SPRING.
A gathering hymn for the Eucharist, asking God to nourish, transform, and send the assembly. The three stanzas address gathering and listening, being nourished by the body of Christ, and being sent into the world.
History & Background
Written by Carl P. Daw Jr. (b.1944) in 1989. The tune BEACH SPRING is an American folk melody from the Sacred Harp tradition (1844).
Hymnal Appearances
- Evangelical Lutheran Worship — 522
- Gather 4th Edition — 922
Bulletin Note
As We Gather at Your Table — Carl Daw Jr., 1989
Preaching Connection
The Eucharist as gathering, nourishment, and sending.
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: Christ's Great Commission moves believers from hearing the call to service, through empowerment and urgency, to reconciliation and prophetic witness
Themes
Eucharist Gathering Sending Service