Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#194

194. Bread of the world in mercy broken

1 Bread of the world in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul in mercy shed,
By Whom the words of life were spoken,
And in Whose death our sins are dead;

2 Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed;
And be Thy feast to us the token
That by Thy grace our souls are fed.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Bread of the world in mercy broken
• Author: Reginald Heber (1783-1826)
• Meter: 9 8, 9 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: PANIS VITAE
• Composer: John S. B. Hodges (1869)
• Meter: 9 8, 9 8
• Key: E♭ Major