One Fold, One Faith, One Hope, One Joy

In memory of the Savior’s love

We keep the sacred feast,

Where every humble, contrite heart

Is made a welcome guest.

One fold, one faith, one hope, one joy,

One God alone we know;

As kindred all, let every heart

With kind affection glow.

In faith we take the bread of life,

Christ's presence is made known;

The cup in token of a love

For all God's people shown.

In faith and memory thus we sing
The wonders of that love,

And so anticipate by faith

The heav’nly feast above.

Thomas Cotterill, c. 1805; Isaac Watts v.2; adapt.

Tune: LAND OF REST (C.M.)

Traditional American melody

Another communion hymn, one we chose for our planned hymnal. I don't remember where we found it, but someone had gotten to it before us and made some changes from the original as well as adding the second verse, and calling it "anonymous." Years later, a Google search reveals that the verse is by Isaac Watts, taken from a different hymn (one not listed at the Cyber Hymnal), but the meter was changed with the addition of a few words. The Internet would have made a huge difference if we had had it back then.

The American folk tune LAND OF REST has also been used to set some parts of the communion liturgy, as well as for another modern hymn for the Eucharist, hymnwriter Brian Wren's I come with joy to meet my Lord. I think there's room for two hymns with the same theme and the same tune.