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Text:Christ is the heavenly food that gives
Author:Timothy Rees, 1874-1939
Tune:JACKSON (BYZANTIUM)
Composer:Thomas Jackson, 1715-1781

577. 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: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: Sacraments and Other Occasions: Holy Communion
Tune Information
Name: JACKSON (BYZANTIUM)
Composer: Thomas Jackson, 1715-1781
Meter: C.M.
Key: D Major



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