
Author: Adelaide A. Procter Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16760 Meter: 6.6.6.6 D First Line: Give us our daily bread Lyrics:
1 Give us our daily bread,
O God, the bread of strength!
For we have learned to know
How weak we are at length.
As children we are weak,
As children must be fed—
Give us Thy grace, O Lord,
To be our daily bread.
2 Give us our daily bread—
The bitter bread of grief.
We sought earth’s poisoned feasts
For pleasure and relief;
We sought her deadly fruits,
But now, O God, instead,
We ask Thy healing grief
To be our daily bread.
3 Give us our daily bread
To cheer our fainting soul;
The feast of comfort, Lord,
And peace, to make us whole:
For we are sick of tears,
The useless tears we shed;
Now give us comfort, Lord,
To be our daily bread.
4 Give us our daily bread,
The bread of angels, Lord,
By us, so many times,
Broken, betrayed, adored:
His body and His blood—
The feast that Jesus spread:
Give Him—our life, our all—
To be our daily bread!
Languages: English Tune Title: BAXTER
Our Daily Bread