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EAT THIS BREAD

Composer: Jacques Berthier

Jacques Berthier (b. Auxerre, Burgundy, June 27, 1923; d. June 27, 1994) A son of musical parents, Berthier studied music at the Ecole Cesar Franck in Paris. From 1961 until his death he served as organist at St. Ignace Church, Paris. Although his published works include numerous compositions for organ, voice, and instruments, Berthier is best known as the composer of service music for the Taizé community near Cluny, Burgundy. Influenced by the French liturgist and church musician Joseph Gelineau, Berthier began writing songs for equal voices in 1955 for the services of the then nascent community of twenty brothers at Taizé. As the Taizé community grew, Berthier continued to compose most of the mini-hymns, canons, and various associated… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: EAT THIS BREAD
Composer: Jacques Berthier (1984)
Place Of Origin: France
Meter: Irregular
Incipit: 55666 77771 71223
Key: G Major
Copyright: © 1984, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications Inc. agent
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Texts

Eat This Bread

Eat this bread, drink this cup,
come to me and never be hungry.
Eat this bread, drink this cup,
trust in me and you will not thirst.

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Notes

Like JESUS, REMEMBER ME (217), EAT THIS BREAD is a meditative chorus intended to be sung repeatedly and accompanied with various descants; repetitions are more natural when sung as refrains to the solo stanzas. Sing this chorus in harmony without accompaniment, with a song leader indicating dynamics, sometimes forte, sometimes piano.
After several repetitions, intersperse humming to enhance the meditative effect of the singing. Add oboe, flute, recorder, or violin for the instrumental descants. The number of repetitions (with or without stanzas and instrumental descants) may be determined by the worship leaders. It should not be rushed. Use a combination of choir and congregational singing, if you like, perhaps interspersed with instrumentals and humming. One manner of performance is recorded on We Come, 0 Christ, to You (1985), a CRC Publications cassette recording of hymns for worship. Additional descant melodies are published in Music from Taizé (vol. 2; Instrumental Edition, G-2778A).

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Hymnal Supplement 98 Organ Prelude Edition: Volume 3 Sacraments
    Composer/Editors David A. Johnson; Anne Krentz Organ
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2001) pp. 34
  • Hymnal Supplement Organ Prelude Edition: Volume 3 Sacraments
    Composer/Editor David A. Johnson
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2001) pp. 34
  • Laudate! Volume 5: Organ Music Based on the 100 Most Popular Hymns in Worship III and Gather
    Composer/Editors James W. Kosnik; Charles Callahan
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1998) pp. 26
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Instances

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Agape #20

Agape #20

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Ancient and Modern #442

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #159

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #159

Bendigo al Señor #47

Bendigo al Señor #47

Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #335

Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #335

Catholic Book of Worship III #602

Catholic Book of Worship III #602

Chalice Hymnal #414

Chalice Hymnal #414

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #661

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #661
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Common Praise (1998) #63

Common Praise (1998) #63

Community of Christ Sings #528

Community of Christ Sings #528

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #926

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #926

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #472

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #472

Gather (3rd ed.) #941

Gather (3rd ed.) #941

Gather Comprehensive #838

Gather Comprehensive #838

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #806

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #806

Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) #505

Glory and Praise (3rd. ed.) #505
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Glory to God #527

Glory to God #527

Hymnal Supplement 1991 #772

Hymnal Supplement 1991 #772

Hymnal Supplement 98 #854

Hymnal Supplement 98 #854

Hymnal Supplement II #59

Hymnal Supplement II #59

Hymnal #471

Hymnal #471

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #661

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #661

Hymns of Promise #182

Hymns of Promise #182

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #753

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #753
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Lift Up Your Hearts #818

Lift Up Your Hearts #818

Lutheran Service Book #638

Lutheran Service Book #638

One in Faith #536

One in Faith #536

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #199

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #199

Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song #748

Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song #748
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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #312

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #312

Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship #228

Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship #228

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #1033

RitualSong (2nd ed.) #1033

RitualSong #928

RitualSong #928

Santo, Santo, Santo #671

Santo, Santo, Santo #671
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Sing! A New Creation #254

Sing! A New Creation #254

Singing Our Faith #232

Singing Our Faith #232

Singing the Faith #583

Singing the Faith #583

Taizé #7

Taizé #7

The Book of Praise #527

The Book of Praise #527

The Covenant Hymnal #554

The Covenant Hymnal #554

The New Century Hymnal #788

The New Century Hymnal #788
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The United Methodist Hymnal #628

The United Methodist Hymnal #628

This Far By Faith #125

This Far By Faith #125

Together in Song #714

Together in Song #714

Voices Together #476

Voices Together #476

Voices United #466

Voices United #466

With One Voice #709

With One Voice #709

Worship (3rd ed.) #734

Worship (3rd ed.) #734

Worship (4th ed.) #943

Worship (4th ed.) #943

Worship and Rejoice #697

Worship and Rejoice #697
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