Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#326

326. O Bread to pilgrims given

1 O Bread to pilgrims given,
Richer than angels eat,
O Manna sent from heaven,
For heaven-born natures meet!
Give us, for Thee long pining,
To eat till richly filled;
Till, earth's delights resigning,
Our every wish is stilled.

2 O Fountain! life-bestowing,
From out the Saviour's heart,
A fountain purely flowing,
A Fount of Love Thou art!
Oh, let us, freely tasting,
Our burning thirst assuage!
Thy sweetness, never wasting,
Avails from age to age.

3 Jesus, this feast receiving,
We Thee unseen adore;
Thy faithful word believing,
We take, and doubt no more:
Give us, Thou true and loving,
On earth to live in Thee;
Then, death the veil removing,
Thy glorious face to see!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Bread to pilgrims given
• Author: Ray Palmer (1858)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Bread: Living; Christ: Living Bread; Church: Sacraments of; Lord's Supper; Lord's Supper: Food Divine; Means of Grace

Tune Information

• Name: AURELIA
• Composer: Samuel S. Wesley
• Meter: 7s, 6s D.