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Text:Let Us Break Bread Together
Tune:[Let us break bread together on our knees]
Arranger:Carl Haywood (b. 1949)

152. Let Us Break Bread Together

1 Let us break bread together on our knees; (on our knees)
Let us break bread together on our knees. (on our knees)

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

2 Let us drink wine together on our knees; (on our knees)
Let us drink wine together on our knees. (on our knees) [Refrain]

3 Let us praise God together on our knees; (on our knees)
Let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees) [Refrain]

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: 1993
Topic: Hymns and Songs: Communion
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [Let us break bread together on our knees]
Arranger: Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Negro Spiritual
Copyright: Arr. from The Haywood Collection of Negro Spirituals © 1992



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