The Cyber Hymnal ‎#615

615. 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Bread of the world, in mercy broken
• Title: Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken
• Author: Reginald Heber (1827)
• Meter: 98.98
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Service of the Church Year (London: J. Murray, 1827)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: RENDEZ À DIEU, Lou­is Bour­geois, 1543, re­vised 1551

Tune Information

• Name: EUCHARISTIC HYMN
• Composer: John S. B. Hodges (1868)
• Meter: 98.98
• Incipit: 55435 43234 55543
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain