An upper room did our Lord prepare
by Fred Pratt Green (1903–)
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 397.
Verse 1
An upper room did our Lord prepare For those loved until the end: And His disciples still gather there, To celebrate their risen Friend.
Verse 2
And after supper He washed their feet, For service, too, is sacrament. In Him our joy shall be made complete Sent out to serve, as He was sent.
Verse 3
A lasting gift Jesus gave His own: To share His bread, His loving cup. Whatever burdens may bow us down, He by His cross shall lift us up.
Verse 4
No end there is! we depart in peace. He loves beyond our uttermost: In every room in our Father’s house, He will be there, as Lord and host.