Author: William H. Turton, 1859-1938 Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Church; Church; Church; Saints; Unity; Service Music for Mass Eucharistic Hymn; Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Eucharistic Hymn; The Liturgical Year Thursday of the Lord's Supper at the Evening Mass; The Liturgical Year The Most Holy Trinity; The Liturgical Year The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi); The Liturgical Year All Saints (November 1); The Liturgical Year The Dedication of teh Lateran Basilica (November 9) First Line: Lord, who at thy first Eucharist did pray Lyrics: 1 Lord, who at thy first Eucharist did pray
That all thy Church might be forever one,
Grant us at ev'ry Eucharist to say
With longing heart and soul,
"Thy will be done."
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.
*1 At that first Eucharist before you died,
O Lord, you prayed that all be one in you;
At this our Eucharist again preside,
And in our hearts your law of love renew.
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.
2 For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede;
Make thou our sad divisions soon to cease;
Draw us the nearer each to each we plead,
By drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace;
Thus may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.
3 We pray thee, too, for wand'rers from thy fold;
O bring them back, Good Shepherd of the sheep,
Back to the faith which saints believed of old,
Back to the Church which still that faith doth keep;
Soon may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.
4 So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
May we be one with all thy Church above,
One with thy saints in one unbroken peace,
One with thy saints in one unbounded love;
More blessed still in peace and love to be
One with the Trinity in Unity.
Scripture: John 17:9-11 Used With Tune: UNDE ET MEMORES
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