Glory to God ‎#498

498. Loaves Were Broken, Words Were Spoken

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Text Information

• First Line: Loaves were broken, words were spoken
• Title: Loaves Were Broken, Words Were Spoken
• Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr. (2005)
• Refrain First Line: By your body broken for us
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 26:26-30
  ;
  Mark 6:36-44
  ;
  Mark 14:22-25
  ;
  Luke 22:14-20
  ;
  John 21:15-17
  ;
  1 Corinthians 11:23-26
• Topic: Eucharist; Hunger; Lord's Supper; Ministry; Social Concerns; Communion
• Copyright: © 2006 GIA Publications, Inc.
• ONE LICENSE: 43496

Tune Information

• Name: BEACH SPRING
• Harmonizer: James H. Wood (1958)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
• Key: F Major
• Source: The Sacred Harp, 1844
• Copyright: Harm. © 1958, ren. 1986 Broadman Press/Van Ness Press, Inc. (admin. Music Services)
• Notes: Guitar chords do not correspond with keyboard harmony.

Text Information:

The first two stanzas of this text deal with events in the past (the feeding of the multitude and the Last Supper) and the final two with events in the present. The recurring last four lines of each stanza serve as an affirmation of Christ’s continuing presence at all times.