Room at the Table by David Lantz III

Date(s) Performed: October 5

Description

For the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), World Communion Sunday is a day on the first Sunday of October to celebrate the unity of all believers in Christ, gathering at the Lord’s Table for communion as a visible expression of this oneness. It serves as a global recommitment to the church’s unity, a reminder of diverse Christian cultures, and a chance to advocate for global issues like fair trade and humane immigration policies, as the Disciples of Christ have a tradition of weekly communion.

Lyrics

There is room at the table, a place at the feast.
There is room for each burden you long to release.
Every heartache you carry, each private despair;
bring them all to the table, surrender them there.

There is room for the bread that is broken in two.
It is offered for all that is broken in you.
Simply take it and eat it, and hunger no more.
You must only accept it; be fully restored.

There is room for the cup that is filled with the wine.
It is offered to you at this table of mine.
Come be filled with remembrance of My sacrifice.
All your emptiness ended, your thirst satisfied.

There is room at the table, so come take your place.
Taste the bread of forgiveness, the cup of My grace.
Not a meal for the body; a feast for the soul.
O come to the table and you will leave it whole.