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.
| Text information | |
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| First Line: | Bread of the world in mercy broken |
| Title: | Bread of the World |
| Author: | Reginald Heber (1827) |
| Meter: | 98.98 |
| Scripture: | John 6:35-58 |
| Topic: | Holy Communion; The Sacraments and Rites of the Church | Eucharist (Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper); Penitence |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
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| Tune name: | EUCHARISTIC HYMN |
| Composer: | John S. B. Hodges (1868) |
| Meter: | 98.98 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
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