The following hymns were taken from Manual for Eucharistic Adoration and can be recited privately or in a group setting.
Lord, to Thine Altar Let Me Go
Lord, to Thine altar let me go,
Thy child of weariness and woe,
My home to find;
From sin and sense set free,
Absorbed alone in love to Thee,
Able to leave in liberty
The world behind.
Jesus, be Thou my heavenly Food,
Sweet Source divine of every good.
Center of rest;
One with Thy heart let me be found
Prostrate upon that holy ground
Where grace and peace abound,
Drawn from Thy breast.
There let me move and live and die,
As fast the fleeing moments fly,
Sands in a glass;
Which time may shake with restless hand,
Yet only at Thine own command,
Till to a dearer, happier land
My soul shall pass.
Then, then unveiled wilt Thou appear
To those, who walking with Thee here,
These wilds have trod;
In faith, that with the cherubim,
The saints, and hosts of seraphim,
They too may join the eternal hymn
To Thee, O God.
– Fr. Frederick W. Faber
Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
Here, O my Lord, I see Thee Face to face;
Here would I touch and handle things unseen,
Here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace,
And all my weariness upon Thee lean.
Here would I feed upon the Bread of God,
Here drink with Thee the royal wind of heav’n.
There would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiv’n.
– Horatius Bonar
Jesus, Jesus, Come to Me
Jesus, Jesus, come to me;
Oh, how much I long for Thee!
Come, Thou of all friends the best;
Come and dwell within my breast.
Empty is all worldly joy,
Ever mixed with some alloy;
Give me my true Sov’reign Good;
Jesus, thine own Flesh and Blood.
On the Cross three hours for me,
Thou didst hang in agony;
I my heart to Thee resign,
O what rapture to be Thine!
Comfort my poor soul distressed,
Come and dwell within my breast,
Oh, how oft I sigh for Thee,
Jesus, Jesus, come to me!
– Angelus Silesius
Jesus, Lord, Be Thou My Own
Jesus, Lord, be Thou my own;
Thee I long for, Thee alone;
All myself I give to Thee;
Do whate’er Thou wilt with me.
Jesus, Thou my heart inflame,
Give that love which Thou dost claim;
Recompense I’ll ask for none:
Love is all when love is won.
God of mercy, Lord of light,
Thy good will is my delight;
Now henceforth Thy will divine
ever shall in all be mine.
– St. Alphonsus Liguori
Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread
Be known to us in breaking bread,
But do not then depart;
Savior, abide with us and spread
Thy table in our heart.
Lord, sup with us in love divine;
Thy Body and Thy Blood.
That living Bread, that heavenly wine,
Be our immortal food.
– James Montgomery
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This article is taken from a chapter in Manual for Eucharistic Adoration by The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration which is available from TAN Books.
