The New English Hymnal ‎#276a

276a. Bread of heaven, on thee we feed

1 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed,
For thy flesh is meat indeed;
Ever may our souls be fed
With this true and living bread,
Day by day with strength supplied
Through the life of him who died.

2 Vine of heaven, thy blood supplies
This blest cup of sacrifice;
'Tis thy wounds our healing give;
To thy cross we look and live:
Thou our life! O let us be
Rooted, grafted, built on thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
• Author: Josiah Conder, 1789-1855
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Rites: Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: NICHT SO TRAURIG (PRESSBURG)
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: 77 77 77
• Key: g minor
• Source: J. A. Freylinghausen's Neues Geistrieches Gesangbuch 1714; Harmony: Vierstimmige Choralgesänge