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Easter 3 Reading: Luke 24:13-35
Easter 3 Reading: Luke 24:13-35
Breaking Bread at Emmaus (YA No 43)
Breaking Bread at Emmaus (YA No 43)
Feasting is a pleasing way
Feasting is a pleasing way
To put friendship on display;
To put friendship on display;
Jesus often would reveal
Jesus often would reveal
Love, by sharing in a meal,
Love, by sharing in a meal,
But meals with the rich were sad;
But meals with the rich were sad;
Insults and abuse were bad;
Insults and abuse were bad;
So we find that Jesus fed
So we find that Jesus fed
With the outcasts eating bread.
With the outcasts eating bread.
Two disciples’ disbelief -
Two disciples’ disbelief -
Disillusioned with their grief;
Disillusioned with their grief;
Jesus walked with them a while;
Jesus walked with them a while;
They don’t recognize his smile.
They don’t recognize his smile.
They had hoped that they would be
They had hoped that they would be
Saved by Jesus. Israel free!
Saved by Jesus. Israel free!
But when slayed so publicly,
But when slayed so publicly,
He left them in misery.
He left them in misery.
Now they wandered listlessly
Now they wandered listlessly
To Emmaus. Patiently
To Emmaus. Patiently
Heard this stranger, who began
Heard this stranger, who began
Teaching them of God’s great plan.
Teaching them of God’s great plan.
But it’s not in prophecy,
But it’s not in prophecy,
Nor in Scripture’s summary,
Nor in Scripture’s summary,
It is in the broken bread,
It is in the broken bread,
Jesus’ love was known and shared.
Jesus’ love was known and shared.
As we gather here to dine
As we gather here to dine
Eating bread and sipping wine,
Eating bread and sipping wine,
We recall so solemnly,
We recall so solemnly,
‘Do this to remember me’.
‘Do this to remember me’.
In these symbols Christ is near;
In these symbols Christ is near;
As we feel God’s presence here
As we feel God’s presence here
We receive. Now we can serve
We receive. Now we can serve
In God’s love, with no reserve.
In God’s love, with no reserve.
Tune Hollingside AHB 139(ii) TiS 211(ii)
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