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Text:Let Us Break Bread Together
Tune:BREAK BREAD TOGETHER

123. 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 wine together on our knees;
let us drink wine together on our knees. [Refrain]

3 Let us praise God together on our knees;
let us praise God together 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
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Scripture:
Topic: Holy Communion; Lent
Source: African American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: BREAK BREAD TOGETHER
Key: c minor
Source: African American spiritual; arr. Contemporary Worship 4, 1972
Copyright: Arr. © 1972 Contemporary Worship 4, admin. Augsburg Fortress



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