7 inspirational songs for World Communion Sunday

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, October 02, 2022

'Come, sinners, to the Gospel feast'

The hymn “Come, sinners, to the Gospel feast” was written by Charles Wesley, the prolific songwriter and brother of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement.

Pastor Ben Hensley of Lakewood UMC in Denver, Colorado, wrote in 2013 for the UMC Discipleship Ministries website that the hymn “makes an important theological statement” that “participation in church is more than a weekly obligation or chore.”

“The gospel feast is also a feast of salvation: ‘Come and partake the gospel feast, / be saved from sin, in Jesus rest,’” wrote Hensley, quoting the song.

“The Eucharist should be as inclusive as the Gospel demands that the ministries of the church be. Just as we tell others of the Good News, we should be eager to share both the food we eat and the truth we cherish.”