Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship (African American Edition) ‎#28a

28a. Let Us Break Bread Together

1. Let us break bread together on our knees.
Let us break bread together on our knees.

Refrain:
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.

2. Let us drink the cup together on our knees.
Let us drink the cup together on our knees.

3. Let us praise God together on our knees.
Let us praise God together on our knees.

Text Information

• First Line: Let us break bread together on our knees
• Title: Let Us Break Bread Together
• Refrain First Line: When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2025
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 10:16
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Corpus Christi
• Source: Saint Helena Island Spirituals, 1925, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: [Let us break bread together on our knees]
• Arranger: Melva Wilson Costen (1990)
• Incipit: 56116 13221
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Arr. ©1990 Melva W. Costen
• Notes: arr. as in The Presbyterian Hymnal (1990).