The New English Hymnal ‎#277

277. Bread of the world in mercy broken

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,
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
• Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826
• Meter: 98 98 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Rites: Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: RENDEZ À DIEU
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-61
• Harmonizer: R. V. W.
• Meter: 98 98 D
• Key: G Major
• Source: Ps. 118 in the Genevan Psalter, 1543; Harmony based on the Scittsh version of 1664
• Copyright: Harm. By permission of Oxford University Press
• Notes: Bourgeois either adapted or composed