Common Praise ‎#288

288. Christ is the heavenly food that gives

1 Christ is the heavenly food that gives
to every famished soul
new life and strength, new joy and hope,
and faith to make them whole.

2 We all are made for God alone,
without him we are dead;
no food suffices for the soul
but Christ, the living bread.

3 Christ is the unity that binds,
in one the near and far;
for we who share his life divine
his living body are.

4 On earth and in the realms beyond
one fellowship are we;
and at his altar we are knit
in mystic unity.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is the heavenly food that gives
• Author: Timothy Rees, 1874-1939
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Ephesians 2:1
  ;
  Ephesians 2:17-18
  ;
  John 6:51
  ;
  Romans 12:4-5
• Topic: Holy Communion; Proper 13: Year B
• Copyright: © Reproduced with the kind permission of Continuum International Publishing Group, Ltd.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: JACKSON
• Composer: Thomas Jackson, 1715-1781
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major