GATHER THE PEOPLE

[Intro]
G C/G D/F# Em Am G/B F Am Dsus4 D

[Chorus]
G C D Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C D Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G ------D
has prepared.

[Verse 1]
Em Bm
Around this table we dine as kin,
C D G Em
Beloved family of God. We share the
A D Em Am
Body of Christ the Lord. Here we
G F Am D D7
become what we eat.
[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 2]
Em Bm
Around this table we tell great tales,
C D G Em
the wondrous stories of grace. We hold
A D/F# Em Am
the mem'ry of Christ the Lord. So we
G/B F Am Dsus4 D
become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 3]
Em Bm
Around this table God's bounty falls,
C D G Em
on all who hunger and thirst. We drink
A D/F# Em Am
the fullness of Christ the Lord. So we
G/B F Am Dsus4 D
become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 4]
Em Bm
Around this table God's mercy flows to
C D G Em
hearts imprisoned by shame. We know
A D/F# Em Am
compassion in Christ the Lord. So we
G/B F Am Dsus4 D
become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 5]
Em Bm
Around this table new hope is born,
C D G
the flame of faith in our hearts. We
Em A D/F# Em
find our courage in Christ the Lord.
Am G/B F Am Dsus4 D
Let us become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 6]
Em Bm
Around this table God's healing flows
C D G
To all the wounded and worn.
Em A D/F# Em
We join the suff'rings of Christ, the Lord,
Am G/B F Am Dsus4 D
As we become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 7]
Em Bm
Around this table God's peace will reign
C D G
In hearts imprisoned by fear.
Em A D/F# Em
We live in freedom through Christ, the Lord,
Am G/B F Am Dsus4 D
As we become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 8]
Em Bm
Around this table our hearts rejoice
C D G
In love that's stronger than death.
Em A D/F# Em
We'll rise in glory with Christ, the Lord.
Am G/B F Am Dsus4 D
Then we become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 9]
Em Bm
Around this table God's justice reigns
C D G
In hearts that labor for peace.
Em A D/F# Em
We breathe the spirit of Christ, the Lord.
Am G/B F Am Dsus4 D
Till we become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.

[Verse 10]
Em Bm
Around this table God's lowly ones
C D G
Are clothed in splendor and grace.
Em A D/F# Em
We share the banquet of Christ, the Lord.
Am G/B F Am Dsus4 D
Here we become what we eat.

[Chorus]
G C/G D/F# Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C G/B F D
All are invited, the greatest and least
G C/G D/F# Em
The banquet is ready now to be shared
Am G/B C D
Join in the heavenly feast that God
G D/G Am7/G D G/B C Dsus4 D
has prepared.