Lift Every Voice and Sing II 146
Break Thou the Bread of Life
- Tune
- [break thou the bread of life]
- Author(s)
- Mary A. Lathbury (1841-1913)
- Composer(s)
- William F. Sherwin (1826-1888)
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1 Break thou the bread of life, Dear Lord, to me, As thou didst break the loaves Beside the sea; Beyond the sacred page I seek thee, Lord; My spirit pants for thee, O living word!
2 Bless thou the truth, dear Lord, To me, to me, As thou didst bless the bread By Galilee; Then shall all bondage cease, All fetters fall, And I shall find my peace, My all in all.
3 Teach me to live, dear Lord, Only for thee, As thy disciples lived in Galilee; Then, all my struggles o’er, Then, vict’ry won, I shall behold thee, Lord, The living one.