| 498 | Glory to God#499 | 500 |
| Text: | Bread of the World in Mercy Broken |
| Author: | Reginald Heber |
| Tune: | RENDEZ À DIEU |
| Composer: | Louis Bourgeois |
| Media: | Audio recording |
Bread of the world in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul in mercy shed,
by whom the words of life were spoken,
and in whose death our sins are dead:
look on the heart by sorrow broken;
look on the tears by sinners shed;
so may your feast become the token
that by your grace our souls are fed.
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| First Line: | Bread of the world in mercy broken |
| Title: | Bread of the World in Mercy Broken |
| Author: | Reginald Heber (1827, alt.) |
| Meter: | 9.8.9.8.D |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Eucharist; Lord's Supper; Communion |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | RENDEZ À DIEU |
| Composer: | Louis Bourgeois (1543; rev. 1551) |
| Meter: | 9.8.9.8.D |
| Key: | G Major |
| Source: | harm. The Hymnal 1940 |
This prayer-text divides into distinct halves, the first four lines being an extended address to Christ, and the last four being a series of petitions. These carefully crafted words are set to one of the most majestic tunes to emerge from the tradition of Reformed psalmody.
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