Brethren We Have Met to Worship

A working songbook entry preserved from repertoire, set-list, or reference evidence.

Status: unknown
Writer / source: Text by George Askins; tune commonly HOLY MANNA by William Moore
Rights: Public domain in the United States. Traditional arrangement by The Scrips.
Related Scrips recording: No Scrips recording linked yet.

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Earliest evidence: Early nineteenth-century hymn tradition; Southern Harmony / shape-note usage
Aliases / index: Brethren, We Have Met to Worship · HOLY MANNA
Working arrangement: Arrangement details not yet documented.

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Brethren We Have Met to Worship
Text by George Askins; tune commonly HOLY MANNA by William Moore
Rights: public-domain-us

Verse 1:
And adore the Lord, our God
Will you pray with all your power
While we try to preach the Word?
All is vain unless the Spirit
Of the Holy One comes down
Brethren, pray, and holy manna
Will be showered all around
Brethren, see poor sinners 'round you
Slumbering on the brink of woe
Death is coming, hell is moving
Can you bear to let them go?
See our fathers and our mothers
And our children sinking down
Brethren, pray, and holy manna
Will be showered all around
Let us love our God supremely
Let us love each other too
Let us love and pray for sinners
'Til our God makes all things new
Then He'll call us home to heaven
At His table, we'll sit down
Christ will gird Himself, and serve us
With sweet manna all around
Then He'll call us home to heaven
At His table, we'll sit down
Christ will gird Himself, and serve us
With sweet manna all around

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