Spurgeon on Taking Communion

As we're preparing for bread & cup communion this Sunday, I thought a couple of quotes about/by Charles Spurgeon might be fun and helpful for you to read (as they were for me today).

The first quote comes from Spurgeon.org, a scholarly site dedicated to the works and ministry of good ol' C.H. Spurgeon. This quote gives some insight into how Spurgeon thought about communion.

For many years, whether at home or abroad, it was Mr. Spurgeon's constant custom to observe the ordinance of the Lord's supper every Sabbath-day, unless illness prevented. This he believed to be in accordance with apostolic precedent; and it was his oft-repeated testimony that the more frequently he obeyed his Lord's command, "This do in remembrance of Me," the more precious did his Saviour become to him [...]

And this quote is by Spurgeon himself. It's actually a poem, or communion hymn, composed by Spurgeon for use during communion services.

AMIDST us our Belov'd;stands,

And bids us view His pierc'd;hands;

Points to His wounded feet and side,

Blest emblems of the Crucified.

What food luxurious loads the board,

When at His table sits the Lord!

The wine how rich, the bread how sweet,

When Jesus deigns the guests to meet!

If now with eyes defiled and dim,

We see the signs but see not Him,

Oh, may His love the scales displace,

And bid us see Him face to face!

Our former transports we recount,

When with Him in the holy mount,

These cause our souls to thirst anew,

His marr'd but lovely face to view.

Thou glorious Bridegroom of our hearts,

Thy present smile a heaven imparts:

Oh, lift the veil, if veil there be,

Let every saint Thy beauties see!