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Text:Eat This Bread
Author:Robert Batastini, b. 1942
Author:Stephen P. Starke, b. 1955
Tune:EAT THIS BREAD
Composer:Jacques Berthier, 1923-94

854. Eat This Bread

Text Information
First Line: Eat this bread, drink the cup
Title: Eat This Bread
Author: Robert Batastini, b. 1942 (and the Taize Community)
Author: Stephen P. Starke, b. 1955 (sts. 1-2)
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Scripture: ;
Topic: The Lord's Supper; Maundy Thursday
Copyright: Refrain and sts. 3-5 © 1984 Les Presses de Taize, admin. GIA Publications, Inc.; Ss. 1-2 © 1998 Concordia Publishing House
ONE LICENSE: 00891
Notes: * Choose either part
Tune Information
Name: EAT THIS BREAD
Composer: Jacques Berthier, 1923-94
Meter: Irregular
Key: G Major
Copyright: © 1984 Les Presses de Taize, admin. GIA Publications, Inc.



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