The Cyber Hymnal ‎#675

675. Break Thou the Bread of Life

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!

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.

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.

4. O send Thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me,
That He may touch my eyes, and make me see:
Show me the truth concealed within Thy Word,
And in Thy Book revealed I see the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Break Thou the bread of life, dear Lord, to me
• Title: Break Thou the Bread of Life
• Author: Mary A. Lathbury (1877)
• Author (v. 3-4): Alexander Groves (1913)
• Language: English
• Source: Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (London: September 1913).
• Notes: Lathbury wrote this hymn, and "Day Is Dying in the West," on the shores of Lake Chautauqua, New York.

Tune Information

• Name: BREAD OF LIFE
• Composer: William Fiske Sherwin (1877)