Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#193

193. O living Bread from heaven

1 O living Bread from heaven,
How hast Thou fed Thy guest!
The gifts Thou now hast given
Have filled my heart with rest.
O wondrous Food of blessing!
O Cup that heals our woes!
My heart, this gift possessing,
In thankful song o’erflows.

2 My Lord, Thou here hast led me
Within Thy holiest place,
And there Thyself hast fed me
With treasures of Thy grace:
And Thou hast freely given,
What earth could never buy,
The Bread of Life from heaven,
That now I shall not die!

3 Thou givest all I wanted,
The Food can death destroy;
And Thou has freely granted
The Cup of endless joy.
Ah, Lord, I do not merit
The favor Thou hast shown,
And all my soul and spirit
Bow down before Thy throne!

4 Lord, grant me that, thus strengthened
With heavenly Food, while here
My course on earth is lengthened,
I serve with holy fear;
And when Thou call’st my spirit
To leave this world below,
I enter, through Thy merit,
Where joys unmingled flow.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O living Bread from heaven
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (1858)
• Author: Johann Rist (1651)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: AURELIA
• Composer: Samuel S. Wesley (1864)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: E♭ Major