Till He Come

It is a collection of Charles Spurgeon's communion meditations and addresses, prepared to help believers at the Lord's Table remember their Master 'till He come.' Spurgeon dwells on the nearness of Christ, the sweetness of his love, and the meaning of the bread and cup, drawing the worshipper into deeper fellowship with the Saviour whose death the supper proclaims until his return.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon was the most famous English preacher of the nineteenth century, the 'Prince of Preachers,' who addressed thousands weekly in London. He loved the Lord's Supper and often spoke tenderly at the communion table, and these addresses gather that side of his ministry — his meditations on Christ at the breaking of bread.

It echoes Paul's words that in the Lord's Supper we proclaim the Lord's death 'till he come' — that the ordinance looks back to the cross and forward to Christ's return. Spurgeon takes the phrase for these communion addresses, framing the table as a remembrance held in the space between Christ's first coming and his second, a feast of memory and hope.

The nearness and love of Christ above all — his presence at the table, the sweetness of communion with him, the meaning of his broken body and shed blood, and the hope of his coming again. Spurgeon's aim is to warm the believer's heart toward the Saviour and to make the Lord's Supper a real meeting with Christ, not a mere form.

Chiefly devotional. While grounded in the truth of Christ's atoning death, the addresses are warm, tender meditations meant to feed the affections and draw the worshipper close to Christ at the table. Spurgeon's concern is less to argue about the supper than to help believers enjoy fellowship with their Lord as they keep it.

Well suited for reflection before or around the Lord's Supper, whether by individuals preparing their hearts or by those who lead others at the table. The short addresses can be read one at a time as communion meditations, helping the worshipper come to the bread and cup with their heart fixed on Christ.

For any Christian who wants richer, warmer communion with Christ at the Lord's Table, and for those who administer or prepare for it. Spurgeon's tender meditations help believers move beyond routine observance into real remembrance and love, making the book a valued companion for the Lord's Supper.

With any of the meditations, since each stands on its own as a communion address — though reading one in preparation for the Lord's Supper is the most fitting use. The book is made to be dipped into around the table, so a reader can take up whichever meditation suits the occasion and let it turn the heart to Christ.