Paedocommunion Hymns

(About infant communion itself, click "Feed God's babies" at www.lohr84.com; it includes answer to 30+ objections, and 19 reasons TO do it.)

First hymn, to tune "Londonderry Air"
(e.g. "I cannot tell why He whom angels worship ... ")

Words by Andrew Lohr, Jul '05 ff -everyone use freely

(Be careful only to sing this if you ARE welcoming little children to the table of our Father and of our Lord Jesus Christ: the first two lines ask Jesus to welcome us as we welcome his least brother, so if we aren't welcoming his least brother we're praying for trouble.)

(1) May Jesus Christ to His own table welcome us
as welcome we to his least brother give.
As little children trust their father so let us
like the reproved apostles trust and live.
We do not bar with words and years the least of these
who truly share in Jesus' death and Day
but in one cup and in one loaf we share him
who is not merely truth but truly life and way.

(2) Our Father we adore who truly loves his Son
The Son adore who shows God's love with food
The Holy Ghost adore who even in a womb
and on the breast brings sons to trust in God.
One festal bath our wedding robe of righteousness
one church we are, bride to one holy Lord
one wedding feast we share: the supper of the Lamb
standing as slain, he's resurrection's living word.

(Again, don't ask Jesus to welcome you the way you welcome little children unless you're welcoming little children.)

Hussite communion hymn (or parts of two hymns), (Tune SINE NOMINEI "For all the saints", by Ralph Vaughan Williams; a copyrighted tune. Words rewritten Jul/Aug A.D. 2005 by Andrew Lohr from P.C.A. 1988 minority report in favor of paedocommunion.)

(l) Children, praise God. Tiny babies baptized
He feeds you, he will not drive you away
You too share Jesus' death, feast, coming day
Allelujah, Alle1ujah.

(2) He gave his body, broke for us to eat
He gave us all to drink his holy blood
What more could he have ever done for us?
Allelujah, Allelujah.

(3) To little children let us not deny
Christ Jesus' body, let us not forbid
For of such Heaven's Kingdom is; therefore
Allelujah, Allelujah.

(4) Jesus told his apostles this for us
In Psalm eight holy David says the same
From suckling mouths praises to God arise
Allelujah, Allelujah.

(5) All innocents, all babies praise the Lord
That the proud adversary be thrown down
From little mouths arise Jehovah's praise
Allelujah, Allelujah.

Hymns Version two, less highfalutin': Tune: "Praise him, praise him, all ye little children"
(traditional/anonymous/public domain)

(l) Praise God, children, tiny baptized babies
God is love, God is love
He will not drive you away but feeds you
God is love, God is love.

(2) He gave us his body to eat broken
God is love, God is love
He gave us his holy blood to drink all
God is love, God is love.

(3) What more could he ever have done for us?
God is love, God is love
Let us not deny to little children
God is love, God is love.

(4) Let us not forbid them Jesus' body
God is love, God is love
For of such the Kingdom is of Heaven
God is love, God is love.

(5) Jesus said so, teaching his apostles
God is love, God is love
And in Psalm 8 holy David says so
God is love, God is love.

(6) From the mouths of suckling little children
God is love, God is love
From the mouths of innocents, from babies
God is love, God is love.

(7) From their mouths have come Jehovah's praises
God is love, God is love
That the adversary may be thrown down
God is love, God is love.

Edited/arranged by Andrew Lohr. Everyone is free and welcome to use (and improve) my lyrics (and tunes/tune selections). Poke around at www.timgallant.org and you'll find a paedocommunion hymn of Tim's, including audio, copyrighted by him.