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Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal

Author: Ray Makeever, b. 1943; Rusty Edwards, b. 1955 Meter: 7.4.7.5 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Bread of life, our host and meal, Jesus, feed us. Christ, by faith, to see and feel, feed us with your love. 2 Bread now break and wine now pour, Jesus, feed us. Mike us one, our hope restore; feed us with your love. 3 Grant forgiveness in the feast -- Jesus, feed us -- for the greatest and the least; feed us with your love. 4 Thank you for this gift we share. Jesus, feed us. Save God's children ev'rywhere; feed us with your love. Topics: Holy Communion; Songs for Children; Holy Communion Used With Tune: JESUS, FEED US

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[Bread of life, our host and meal]

Meter: 7.4.7.5 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ray Makeever, 1943-; A. Royce Eckhardt, 1937- Tune Key: C Major Used With Text: Bread of Life

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Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal

Author: Ray Makeever, b. 1943; Rusty Edwards, b. 1955 Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Worship #464 (2006) Meter: 7.4.7.5 Lyrics: 1 Bread of life, our host and meal, Jesus, feed us. Christ, by faith, to see and feel, feed us with your love. 2 Bread now break and wine now pour, Jesus, feed us. Mike us one, our hope restore; feed us with your love. 3 Grant forgiveness in the feast -- Jesus, feed us -- for the greatest and the least; feed us with your love. 4 Thank you for this gift we share. Jesus, feed us. Save God's children ev'rywhere; feed us with your love. Topics: Holy Communion; Songs for Children; Holy Communion Languages: English Tune Title: JESUS, FEED US

Bread of Life

Author: Rusty Edwards, 1955-; Ray Makeever, 1943- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #566 (1996) Meter: 7.4.7.5 First Line: Bread of life, our host and meal Topics: Lord's Supper Scripture: Matthew 26:26-29 Tune Title: [Bread of life, our host and meal]

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Rusty Edwards

b. 1955 Person Name: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955 Author of "Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship

Ray Makeever

b. 1943 Person Name: Ray Makeever, b. 1943 Author of "Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship

A. Royce Eckhardt

b. 1937 Person Name: A. Royce Eckhardt, 1937- Arranger of "[Bread of life, our host and meal]" in The Covenant Hymnal Royce Eckhardt has served as a director of music, organist, conductor, composer, arranger, hymnal editor, teacher, and hymnologist for over fifty years. He has served Evangelical Covenant churches as minister of music and organist in Seattle, New Britain (CT), Winnetka, and Hinsdale, Illinois, and also the Winnetka Presbyterian Church. Mr. Eckhardt earned a Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance in 1960 from North Park College, Chicago, and a Master of Music degree in liturgical music at Hartt College of Music, University of Hartford in 1972. Royce joined the music faculty at Seattle Pacific College in 1961, teaching organ, music theory and literature courses and directing small choral ensembles. He served as adjunct professor of church music at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, specializing in hymnology and also serving as chapel organist. Mr. Eckhardt was a member of the Covenant Hymnal Commission that produced The Covenant Hymnal (1973). In 1990 he was appointed to the Special Hymnal Commission that compiled and published The Covenant Hymnal: A Worshipbook (1996), serving as music editor. He is represented in the hymnal with 47 arrangements, original tunes, and descants. His many hymn arrangements, harmonizations and tunes appear in eight American hymnals. Royce also served as music director of the Covenant Ministers Chorus from 1985 to 2005, leading the Chorus on a concert tour to Sweden and Germany in 1990 and on a second concert tour in 2001 to Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Germany. He has led many workshops and seminars throughout the country on worship and church music related topics, is a published composer of organ and choral works, a board member of North Shore American Guild of Organists, board member of The Bach Week Festival, and a member of The Hymn Society. Royce Eckhardt
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