The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#192

192. Have Ye Heard the Invitation

1 Have ye heard the invitation,
Sinners ruined by the fall?
Famished souls who seek salvation,
Have ye heard the loving call?
Hark! a herald of the Father
Bids you of His supper taste.
Round the sacred table gather.
All is ready; sinners, haste!

2 O ye chosen, have ye slighted
This sweet call to you proclaimed?
Lo! the King hath now invited
All the halt, the blind, the maimed:
"Come, ye poor from out the highways,
Come, a feast awaits you, come!"
Leave the hedges and the byways,
Hasten to the Father's home.

3 We have heard Thee call, dear Father,
In Thy Word and sacrament;
Round Thy festal board we'll gather
Till our life's last day is spent.
Ours the risen Saviour's merit,
Ours the bounties of Thy love,
Ours Thy peace, till we inherit
Endless life in heaven above.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Have ye heard the invitation
• Title: Have Ye Heard the Invitation
• Author: Anna Hoppe (1919)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  Matthew 22:1-14
• Topic: Church Year: Trinity Season; Trinity, Twentieth Sunday; Lord's Supper

Tune Information

• Name: LOVE DIVINE NO. 2
• Composer: George Fitz-Curwood Le Jeune (1872)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Key: F Major