Upon thy table, Lord, we place

Upon thy table, Lord, we place. Maurice F.C. Willson* (1884-1944). First published in the Irish ICH4 (1960), with seven stanzas. It was immediately recognised as a valuable modern hymn for Holy Communion, and was selected in a shortened form of three stanzas for 100HfT and thus in A&MNS. The A&M books made alterations: stanza 2 line 2 was changed from ‘The weft and warp of human life’ to ‘The height and depth…’, and stanza 3 was simplified: ICH4100HfT Accept them, Lord, from thee they come, we take them humbly at thy hand. These gifts of thine for higher use we offer, as thou dost command. Accept them, Lord; from thee they come: We but surrender to thy hand These gifts...