Jesus, come, for we invite you
Jesus, come, for we invite you. Christopher Martin Idle* (1938- ).
Written at the season of Epiphany, 1979, when the author was rector of Limehouse. Based on the account of the first miracle, the changing of water into wine (John 2: 1-11), it can be used for weddings (it appeared in The Wedding Book, 1989) although it is primarily about transforming power. It first appeared in Hymns with the New Lectionary (Nottingham, 1980) and then in HfTC and Praise! (2000). In HFTC it is set to a tune by Peter Cutts*, LITHEROP, but other tunes have been used.
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