The Lord Himself, at the institution of it, marks its character by giving thanks. “He took bread: … when He had given thanks,” etc. Praise, and not prayer, is the suited utterance of those who sit at the table of the Lord. True, we have much to pray for, much to confess, much to mourn over; but the table is not the place for mourners: its language is, “Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember