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Text:Bread of the World
Author:Reginald Heber
Tune:EUCHARISTIC HYMN
Composer:John S. B. Hodges

79. Bread of the World

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 by 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
Title: Bread of the World
Author: Reginald Heber (c. 1825)
Meter: 9.8.9.8
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ;
Topic: Lord's Supper: Observance
Tune Information
Name: EUCHARISTIC HYMN
Composer: John S. B. Hodges (1868)
Meter: 9.8.9.8
Key: E♭ Major



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