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Text:Let Us Break Bread Together
Tune:LET US BREAK BREAD
Arranger:Keith Phillips

460. Let Us Break Bread Together

1 Let us break bread together on our knees;
Let us break bread together on our knees;

Refrain:
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.

2 Let us drink the cup together on our knees;
Let us drink the cup together on our knees; [Refrain]

3 Let us praise God together on our knees;
Let us praise God together on our knees; [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Let us break bread together on our knees
Title: Let Us Break Bread Together
Refrain First Line: When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun
Meter: Irregular meter
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: The Living Church: Communion
Source: Traditional Spiritual
Tune Information
Name: LET US BREAK BREAD
Arranger: Keith Phillips
Meter: Irregular meter
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Traditional Spiritual
Copyright: Arr. © 1986 by Word Music (a div. of WORD MUSIC)



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