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Break Thou the Bread of Life

Composer
William Fiske Sherwin
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Verse 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!

Verse 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.

Verse 3

Thou art the Bread of Life, O Lord, to me; Thy holy Word the truth That saveth me; Give me to eat and live With thee above; Teach me to love thy truth, For thou art love.

Communion

Public Domain Information

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Tune
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Text Rights
Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 27, scan page 54 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/54). Credit as printed: Mary A. Lathbury. Text author: Mary Artemisia Lathbury (1841–1913; dates from Wikidata Q15978364, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1913): public domain. The page's notice "Copyright by J. H. Vincent" dates from the 1877 publication; works published in the U.S. before 1931 are in the public domain.
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