The New English Hymnal ‎#300

300. O Food of men wayfaring

1 O Food of men wayfaring,
The Bread of Angels sharing,
O Manna from on high!
We hunger; Lord, supply us,
Nor thy delights deny us,
Whose hearts to thee draw nigh.

2 O Stream of love past telling,
O purest Fountain, welling
From out the Saviour’s side!
We faint with thirst; revive us,
Of thine abundance give us,
And all we need provide.

3 O Jesu, by thee bidden,
We here adore thee, hidden
’Neath forms of bread and wine.
Grant when the veil is riven,
We may behold, in heaven,
Thy countenance divine.

Text Information

• First Line: O Food of men wayfaring
• Latin Title: O esca viatorum
• Translator: Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945
• Meter: 776 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Rites: Holy Communion
• Source: Latin, 17th century
• Copyright: Tr. By permission of Oxford University Press (from "English Hymnal")
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: IN ALLEN MEINEN THATEN
• Meter: 776 D
• Key: F Major
• Source: 18th century German chorale in Zion's Hares, Leipzig, 1855
• Copyright: By permission of Canterbury Press Norwich