Come to the Feast

O, ev'ryone who thirsts: Come to the waters!
Here is an end to hunger: Come to the feast!
And ev'ryone who labours: Come to the waters!
All you who have no money: Come to the feast!

For this is life: the waters of the Jordan:
For this is life: the waters of your birth:
For this is life: the waters that renew you:
O come to the feast! O come to the feast!


O, ev'ryone who seeks: Come to the waters!
Hear me and share the riches: Come to the feast!
And ev'ryone who mourns: Come to the waters!
Now is an end to sadness: Come to the feast!

For this is life: the streams of joy and gladness:
For this is life: the rains that bring you joy:
For this is life: the waters that restore you:
O come to the feast! O come to the feast!


Let all who seek their God: Come to the waters!
Heed now the One who calls you: Come to the feast!
The everlasting stream: Come to the waters!
Drink deep the Cup that saves you: Come to the feast!

For this is life: the floods that overwhelm you:
For this is life: the streams of death and life:
For this is life: the waters that sustain you:
O come to the feast! O come to the feast!


And you who are enslaved: Come to the waters!
This is the feast of freedom: Come to the feast!
To all who live in fear: Come to the waters!
Join in the feast with courage: Come to the feast!

For this is life: the waters that have freed you:
For this is life: the saving stream of God:
For this is life: to share around the table:
O come to the feast! O come to the feast!


And all who are oppressed: Come to the waters!
This is the feast of justice: Come to the feast!
And you, the lost and broken: Come to the waters!
This is the feast of healing: Come to the feast!

For this is life: to die and rise in Jesus:
For this is life: to share the life of Christ:
For this is life: the bread and wine of justice:
O come to the feast! O come to the feast!

Isaiah 55
Marty Haugen