We Bid Thee Welcome in the Name

We bid thee welcome, in the name

Of Jesus, our exalted Head:

Come as a servant, so He came,

And we receive thee in His stead.

Come as a shepherd; guard and keep

This fold from hell, and earth, and sin,

Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep

The wounded heal, the lost bring in.

Come as a teacher, sent from God,

Charged His whole counsel to declare;

Lift o’er our ranks the prophet’s rod,

While we uphold thy hands with prayer.

Come as a messenger of peace,

Filled with the Spirit, fired with love;

Live to behold our large increase,

And die to meet us all above.