THE COMMUNION RAIL W/M: Bob Bennett Iron and marble, wood and stone Craftsman's chisel, hammer and nail All the straight lines form our gath'ring place At the Altar of God, at the Communion Rail And the powerful and common, we all come alike With our faith so weak and our souls so frail To dine upon the promises of Christ the Lamb Kept safe for His sheep at the Communion Rail I can't help but watch this blessed parade Of strangers and neighbors, we all fall and fail And we come to have our lives made new again And to return our thanks at the Communion Rail And a great cloud of witnesses surrounds us out of time We will follow their footsteps beyond this earthly veil We will all join together at the Supper of the Lamb And we glimpse that shining time At the Communion Rail We will follow their footsteps beyond this earthly veil And we glimpse that shining time now At the Communion Rail