The Worshipbook ‎#331

331. Christ Was the Word

Christ was the Word who spake it:
He took the bread and brake it:
And what his word doth make it,
That I believe and take it.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ was the Word who spake it
• Title: Christ Was the Word
• Author (attributed to): Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Old Testament Lesson; Sacraments: Lord's Supper

Tune Information

• Name: CLAY COURT
• Composer: Richard Hillert (1969)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Key: e minor
• Copyright: Music copyright 1972 by The Westminster Press.