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498 | Glory to God#499 | 500 |
Text: | Bread of the World in Mercy Broken |
Author: | Reginald Heber |
Tune: | RENDEZ À DIEU |
Composer: | Louis Bourgeois |
Media: | Audio recording |
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:
look on the heart by sorrow broken;
look on the tears by sinners shed;
so may your feast become the token
that by your grace our souls are fed.
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First Line: | Bread of the world in mercy broken |
Title: | Bread of the World in Mercy Broken |
Author: | Reginald Heber (1827, alt.) |
Meter: | 9.8.9.8.D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Eucharist; Lord's Supper; Communion |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | RENDEZ À DIEU |
Composer: | Louis Bourgeois (1543; rev. 1551) |
Meter: | 9.8.9.8.D |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | harm. The Hymnal 1940 |
This prayer-text divides into distinct halves, the first four lines being an extended address to Christ, and the last four being a series of petitions. These carefully crafted words are set to one of the most majestic tunes to emerge from the tradition of Reformed psalmody.
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Audio recording: | ![]() |