Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#280

280. Very Bread, good Shepherd, tend us

1 Very Bread, good Shepherd, tend us
Jesus, of thy love befriend us,
Thou refresh us, thou defend us,
Thine eternal goodness send us
In the land of life to see:

2 Thou who all things canst and knowest,
Who on earth such food bestowest,
Grant us with thy saints, though lowest,
Where the heavenly feast thou showest,
Fellow-heirs and guests to be.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Very Bread, good Shepherd, tend us
• Author: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1227 - 74
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Sacraments and Rites: Holy Communion
• Source: Tr. Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868

Tune Information

• Name: ECCE PANIS
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823 - 76
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: E Major