Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#264

264. For the Bread, Which You Have Broken

1. For the bread, which you have broken
For the cup, which you have poured,
For the words, which you have spoken,
Now we give you thanks, O Lord.

2. By this pledge that you do love us,
By the gift of peace restored,
By your call to Heav'n above us,
Hallow all our lives, O Lord.

3. With our sainted ones in glory,
Seated at our Father's board,
May the Church, which waits still for thee,
Keep love's tie unbroken, Lord.

4. In your service, Lord, defend us,
In our hearts keep watch and ward,
In the world, where you have sent us,
Let your kingdom come, O Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: For the bread, which you have broken
• Title: For the Bread, Which You Have Broken
• Author: Louis F. Benson (1925)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  John 6:57
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 15
• Notes: Text by Presbyterian scholar Louis F. Benson, from Hymns Original and Translated (1925), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: BENG-LI
• Composer: I-to Loh (1983)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Incipit: 45754 531
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: ©1983 United Methodist Publishing House.
• Notes: Tune BENG-LI by Taiwanese music scholar I-to Loh, from Hymns from the Four Winds (1983).