Here in our upper room

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1.
Here in our upper room with you,
around your hallowed table, Lord,
may we with deep humility
fulfill the precepts of your word.

2.
As you our blessed Example, taught,
we kneel to serve our neighbor's need,
the cleansing of your Spirit sought
in heart and mind, in thought and deed.

3.
We share with you the feast of love
as hearts are knit in one accord.  
Oh, may your Spirit in us move
our wills to love you more, dear Lord.

4.
With heart, and not with hands alone,
we keep the ordinance anew,
and through these sacred symbols prove
in serving others we serve you.

#450 in Hymnal: A Worship Book

Words:  Paul M. Robinson, 1949, The Brethren Hymnal, 1951, revised 1990
                 Text ©1951, 1990 Church of the Brethren General Board
   Tune:  George Hews, Boston Academy's Collection of Church Music, 3rd ed., 1835

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