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Text:Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken
Author:Reginald Heber
Tune:EUCHARISTIC HYMN
Composer:J. S. B. Hodges

346. 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 your feast to us the token
that by your grace our lives 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, alt.)
Meter: 9.8.9.8.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture:
Topic: Holy Communion; Year A: Holy Thursday; Year B: Holy Thursday (2 more...)
Notes: Alternate tune: RENDEZ Á DIEU (sung in one stanza)
Tune Information
Name: EUCHARISTIC HYMN
Composer: J. S. B. Hodges (1868)
Meter: 9.8.9.8.
Key: E♭ Major



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