Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) ‎#364

364. Lord, Who at Thy First Eucharist

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, who at thy first Eucharist did pray
• Title: Lord, Who at Thy First Eucharist
• Author: William H. Turton, 1859-1938
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2019
• Topic: General Music for Worship: Eucharistic Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: UNDE ET MEMORES
• Composer: William H. Monk, 1823-1889 (alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
• Key: D Major