A performance of Michael Card's "Come to the Table" recorded for Maundy Thursday. The song centers on communion's meaning: bread as Christ's body, wine as His blood, and the forgiveness offered before His death. The creator sings despite a cold and vocal strain to invite listeners into this moment of grace.
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Just a little bit of preface to this song. This is Come to the Table by Michael Card. It's a very difficult song to sing because of the range. It goes from low to high, and I have a bit of a cold, but this is actually— well, tomorrow is Maundy Thursday, and I wanted to try to record this and get it up on my site, if for no other reason than just for me, because what a great song, what a beautiful invitation And so I hope you'll look past my kind of poor vocals right now and just listen to the words and allow them to really be an invitation for you. God bless you, and I hope that Michael Card's words to this song and the beautiful music go far beyond what I can do with it. Thanks.
Come to the table and savor the sight, the wine and the bread that was broken, and all have been welcome to come as they might, except as their own Easter tokens.
The bread is his body, the wine is the blood, and the one who provides them is true. He freely offers, we freely receive. To accept and believe him is all we must do. Come to the table, taste of the glory, savor the sorrow.
He's dying tomorrow.
The hand that is breaking the bread soon will be broken. And here at the table sit those who've loved him. One is a traitor and one will deny, though he's lived his life for them all. Now for or all be crucified.
Come to the table that he's prepared for you, the bread of forgiveness, the wine of release. Come to the table and sit down beside him. The Savior wants you to join in the feast.
If you come to the table and see in his eyes the love that the Father has spoken, and know you are welcome whatever your crime, though every commandment you've broken. For he's come to love you and not to condemn, and he offers a pardon of peace.
If you come to the table, you'll see in his eyes the greatest forgiveness forgiveness, the greatest release. Come to the table, taste of the glory, savor the sorrow. He's dying tomorrow, the hand that is breaking the bread soon will be broken. And here at the table sit those who loved him, one is a traitor and one will deny, though he's lived his life for them all and for all be crucified.
Come to the table that he's prepared for you, the bread of forgiveness, the wine of release. Come to the table and sit down beside him. The Savior wants you to join in the feast. Come to the table he's prepared for you. The bread of forgiveness, the wine of release. Come to the table and sit down beside him. The Savior wants you to join in the feast. Come to the table. Come to the table.
Come to the Table by Michael Card, poorly sung by me, but man, I love that song.
