Gather The People chords by Dan Schutte

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chorus:
G          C       D         Em
Gather the people! Enter the feast!
C          G         F          D
All are invited, the greatest & 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 Am7 D G C D4 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       G          Em    Am
body of Christ the Lord, here we
  G            F   Am D4 D
become what we eat.

Verse 2:
  Em                 Bm
Around this table we tell great tales,
    C        D          G         Em
the wondrous stories of grace. We hold
    A         G          Em    Am
the mem'ry of Christ the Lord, so we
  G            F   Am D4 D
become what we eat.


Verse 3:
  Em                    Bm
Around this table God's bounty falls,
   C       D        G          Em
on all who hunger & thirst. We drink
    A           G          Em    Am
the fullness of Christ the Lord, so we
  G            F   Am D4 D
become what we eat.


Verse 4:
  Em                    Bm
Around this table God's mercy flows to
C          D         G         Em
hearts imprisoned by shame. We know
    A         G          Em    Am
compassion in Christ the Lord, so we
  G            F   Am D4 D
becomee what we eat.


Verse 5:
  Em                  Bm
Around this table new hope is born,
    C        D            G
the flame of faith in our hearts. We
Em       A          G          Em
find our courage in Christ the Lord,
Am       G            F   Am D4 D
let us become what we eat.