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Break Thou the Bread of Life
Author: Mary A. Lathbury; Alexander Groves Meter: 6.4.6.4 D Appears in 719 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 15:29-38 Lyrics: 1 Break now the bread of life, dear Lord, to me,
as thou didst breaj the loaves beside the sea;
beyond the sacred page I seek thee, Lord,
my spirit pants for thee, O living Word.
2 Bless thou the truth, dear Lord, to me, to me,
as thou didst bless the bread by Galilee;
then shall all bondage cease, all fetters fall;
and I shall find my peace, my All in all.
3 Thou art the bread of life, O Lord, to me,
thy holy Word the truth that saveth me;
give me to eat and live with thee above;
teach me to love thy truth, for thou are love.
4 O send thy Spirit,Lord, now unto me,
that he may touch my eyes and make me see:
show me the truth concealed within thy Word,
and in thy book revealed I see thee, Lord. Topics: Spiritual Freedom; Holy Spirit Illuminator; Inner Peace; Holy Scriptures Used With Tune: BREAD OF LIFE
Break Thou the Bread of Life
My Song Is Love Unknown
Author: Samuel Crossman Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 127 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 15:31 Lyrics: 1 My song is love unknown,
my Savior’s love to me,
love to the loveless shown
that they might lovely be.
O who am I,
that for my sake
my Lord should take
frail flesh, and die?
2 He came from his blest throne
all made strange, and none
the longed-for Christ would know.
But, O, my Friend,
my fFiend indeed,
who at my need
his life did spend!
3 Sometimes they strew his way,
and his strong praises sing,
resounding all the way
Hosannas to their King.
Then “Crucify!”
is all their breath,
and for his death
they thirst and cry.
4 Why, what hath my Lord done?
What makes this rage and spite?
He made the lame to run,
he gave the blind their sight.
Sweet injuries!
Ye they at these
themselves displease,
and 'gainst him rise.
5 They rise, and needs will have
my dear Lord made away;
a murderer they save,
the Prince of life they slay.
Yet cheerful he
to suff'ring goes,
that he his foes
from thence might free.
6 In life, no house, no home
my Lord on earth might have;
in death, no friendly tomb
but what a stranger gave.
What may I say?
Heaven was his home,
but mine the tomb
wherein he lay.
7 Here might I stay and sing,
no story so divine:
never was love, dear King,
never was grief like thine.
This is my Friend,
in whose sweet praise
I all my days
could gladly spend.
Topics: Jesus Christ Passion and Cross Used With Tune: LOVE UNKNOWN
My Song Is Love Unknown
The evil Heart
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 82 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 15:19 First Line: Astonish'd and distress'd Lyrics: 1 Astonish'd and distress'd,
I turn my eyes within;
My heart with loads of guilt opprest,
The seat of every sin.
2 What crowds of evil thoughts,
What vile affections there!
Distrust, presumption, artful guile,
Pride, envy, slavish fear.
3 Almighty King of Saints,
These tyrant lusts subdue;
Expel the darkness of my mind,
And all my powers renew.
4 This done, my cheerful voice
Shall loud hosannas raise;
My heart shall glow with gratitude,
My lips proclaim thy praise. Topics: The Fall; Evil heart
The evil Heart
BREAD OF LIFE
Meter: 6.4.6.4 D Appears in 489 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William F. Sherwin Scripture: Matthew 15:29-38 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 31356 53132 31356 Used With Text: Break Thou the Bread of Life
BREAD OF LIFE
LOVE UNKNOWN
Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 82 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Ireland Scripture: Matthew 15:31 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 35632 12345 36676 Used With Text: My Song Is Love Unknown
LOVE UNKNOWN
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Hymnal: Common Praise (1998) #306 (1998) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Matthew 15:29-39 Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace.
2 Jesus! the name that charms our fears
and bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life, and health, and peace.
3 He speaks; and, listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive;
the mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
4 Hear him, ye deaf, ye voiceless ones,
your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your Saviour come,
and leap, ye lame, for joy!
5 My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honours of thy name. Topics: Healing; Jesus, Name of; Praise of God; Name of Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: RICHMOND
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Author: Charles Wesley; Federico J. Pagura Hymnal: Glory to God #610 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Matthew 15:31 Topics: Adoration; The Church; Evangelism; Grace; Personal Peace; Praise; Salvation Languages: English; Korean; Spanish Tune Title: AZMON
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Lord, I Hear of Showers of Blessings
Author: Elizabeth Conder, 1824-1919 Hymnal: This Far By Faith #120 (1999) Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28 First Line: Lord, I hear of show'rs of blessings Refrain First Line: Even me, yes! Even me! Lyrics: 1 Lord, I hear of show'rs of blessings
thou art scatt'ring full and free;
show'rs the thirsty souls refreshing,
let some drops now fall on me!
Refrain:
[Leader] Even me, yes!
[All] Even me!
[Leader] Even me, Lord!
{All] Even me!
Let some drops now fall on me!
2 Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
sinful though my heart may be;
I am longing for thy favor,
while thou'rt blessing, oh, bless me! [Refrain]
3 Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
ever let me feed on thee;
Vine of heaven, Vine of heaven,
let thy blood atone for me! [Refrain] Topics: Holy Communion; Healing, Forgiveness Languages: English Tune Title: EVEN ME
Lord, I Hear of Showers of Blessings
Mary A. Lathbury
1841 - 1913 Scripture: Matthew 15:29-38 Author (st. 1-2) of "Break Thou the Bread of Life" in The Worshiping Church Lathbury, Mary Ann, was born in Manchester, Ontario County, New York, Aug. 10, 1841. Miss Lathbury writes somewhat extensively for the American religious periodical press, and is well and favourably known (see the Century Magazine, Jan., 1885, p. 342). Of her hymns which have come into common use we have:—
1. Break Thou the bread of life. Communion with God. A "Study Song" for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, written in the summer of 1880. It is in Horder's (Eng.) Congregational Hymns, 1884.
2. Day is dying in the west. Evening. "Written at the request of the Rev. John H. Vincent, D.D., in the summer of 1880. It was a "Vesper Song," and has been frequently used in the responsive services of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle." It is in the Laudes Domini, N. Y., 1884.
For these details we are indebted to S. W. Duffield's English Hymns, &c, N. Y., 1886.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Lathbury, Mary A., p. 640, i. Another hymn by this writer is, "Lift up, lift up thy voice with singing." [Praise to Christ), in Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Mary A. Lathbury
Alexander Groves
1842 - 1909 Scripture: Matthew 15:29-38 Author (st. 3-4) of "Break Thou the Bread of Life" in The Worshiping Church
Alexander Groves
Samuel Crossman
1623 - 1684 Scripture: Matthew 15:31 Author of "My Song Is Love Unknown" in Rejoice in the Lord Crossman, Samuel , B.D. From A. Wood's Athenae Oxonienses (1720, vol. ii. p. 730) we gather all that is known of this hymnwriter. Wood says concerning him:—
"Samuel Crossman, Bachelor of Divinity of Cambridge, and Prebendary of Bristol, son of Samuel Crossman, of Bradfield Monachorum, in Suffolk. He hath written and published several things, as The Young Man's Monitor, &c, London, 1664, 8vo., and several sermons, among which are two sermons preached in the Cathedral of Bristol, 30th Jan., 1679, and 30th Jan., 1680, being the days of public humiliation for the execrable murder of King Charles I, printed at London, 1681, &c.; also a sermon preached 23rd April, 1680, in the Cathedral Church of Bristol, before the Gentlemen of the Artillery Company newly raised in that City, printed at London, 1680, &c; and, "An Humble Plea for the quiet rest of God's Ark," preached before Sir Joh. Moore, Lord Mayor of London, at St. Mildred's Church in the Poultrey, 5th February, 1681, London, 1682, 4to, &c. He died 4th February, 1683, aged 69 years, and was buried in the South Aisle of the Cathedral Church in Bristol" [of which he had been appointed Dean a few weeks before].
Crossman's contributions to hymnody were given in a small pamphlet entitled:—
The Young Man's Meditation, or some few Sacred Poems upon Select Subjects, and Scriptures. By Samuel Crossman, B.D. London, Printed by J. H., &c, 1664.
This pamphlet, which was reprinted by D. Sedgwick, London, 1863, contains 9 sacred poems. Of these the following are in common use:—
1. My life's a shade, my days. Resurrection. This is in 6 stanzas of 4 lines, together with a chorus to each stanza of 4 Lines. It is sometimes given as "Life is a shade, my days," as in Kennedy, 1863.
2. Sweet place, sweet place alone, Pt. i. Jerusalem on high, Pt. ii. These two parts form one poem on Heaven. The most popular portion is Pt. ii. This is given in numerous collections in Great Britain and America. Part i. is not so extensively used. From the two parts the cento "Earth's but a sorry tent," in the Dutch Reformed Hymns of the Church, N. Y. 1869, is also taken.
3. Farewell, poor world, I must be gone. Death anticipated. This is given in the Comprehensive Rippon, 1844, and in a few of the older American hymnbooks.
4. My song is love unknown. In the Anglican Hymnbook, 1863
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Samuel Crossman
