Thy broken body, gracious Lord

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Thy broken body, gracious Lord

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Piano/Organ
	Easy Organ Library, Vol. 51

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1 Thy broken body, gracious Lord,
is shadowed by this broken bread;
the wine which in this cup is poured
points to the blood which Thou hast shed.

2 And while we meet together thus,
we show that we are one in Thee;
Thy precious blood was shed for us,
Thy death, O Lord, hast set us free!

3 Brethren in Thee, in union sweet,
forever be Thy grace adored!
'Tis in Thy Name that now we meet,
and Thou art with us, gracious Lord.

4 We have one hope that Thou wilt come,
Thee in the air we wait to see,
when Thou wilt give Thy saints a home,
and we shall ever reign with Thee.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #379

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Text Information

First Line:	Thy broken body, gracious Lord
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

BOURBON

A pentatonic (five-pitch) folk tune from the southern United States, BOURBON fits well with the penitential text of Psalm 38. The tune calls for unison singing, with accompaniment providing a firmly articulated rhythm. Like many pentatonic tunes, when unaccompanied it can be sung in canon after eith…

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