A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#446

446. The Bread of Heaven

1 When through the desert vast
The chosen tribes were led,
They could not plough, nor till, nor sow,
Yet never wanted bread.

2 Around their wandering camp,
The copious manna fell;
Strewed on the ground, a food they found,
But what they could not tell.

3 But better bread by far
Is now to Christians given;
Poor sinners eat immortal meat,
The Living Bread from heaven.

4 We eat the flesh of Christ,
Who is the Bread of God;
Their food was coarse compared with ours,
Though theirs was angels’ food.

Text Information

• First Line: When through the desert vast
• Title: The Bread of Heaven
• Author: Hart
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Topic: Lord's Supper

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