You help make Hymnary.org possible. More than 10 million people from 200+ countries found hymns, liturgical resources and encouragement on Hymnary.org in 2025, including you. Every visit affirms the global impact of this ministry.

If Hymnary has been meaningful to you this year, would you take a moment today to help sustain it? A gift of any size—paired with a note of encouragement if you wish—directly supports the server costs, research work and curation that keep this resource freely available to the world.

Give securely online today, or mail a check to:
Hymnary.org
Calvin University
3201 Burton Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Thank you for your partnership, and may the hope of Advent fill your heart.

Click here to donate to Hymnary.org I have already donated. Please don't show this to me again

Search Results

Switch back to the old search page.
Text Identifier:"^i_am_the_word_that_spoke_and_light_was$"✖

Planning worship? Check out our sister site, ZeteoSearch.org, for 20+ additional resources related to your search.

Texts

text icon
Text authorities
Texts

Take and Eat

Author: James Quinn, SJ, 1919-2010; Michael Joncas, b.1951 Meter: 10.10.10.10 with refrain Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: I am the Word that spoke and light was made Refrain First Line: Take and eat; take and eat Topics: Body and Blood of Christ; Body and Blood of Christ; Eucharist Sacraments; Communion; Feast; Freedom; Images of God; Jesus Christ; Lamb Of God; Life; Light; Peace; Redemption; Way, Truth, and Life; Word of God; Gospel Scripture: Matthew 26:26 Used With Tune: CORPUS DOMINI
Take and Eat

Tunes

tune icon
Tune authorities
Tunes

TAKE AND EAT

Meter: Irregular Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Michael Joncas (b. 1951) Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 35536 61765 36713 Used With Text: Take and eat; take and eat
TAKE AND EAT

CORPUS DOMINI

Meter: 10.10.10.10 with refrain Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Michael Joncas, b. 1951 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 35536 61765 34563 Used With Text: Take and Eat
CORPUS DOMINI

Instances

instance icon
Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals
Instances

Take and Eat

Author: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919; Michael Joncas, b. 1951 Hymnal: Singing Our Faith #238 (2001) First Line: I am the Word that spoke and light was made Refrain First Line: Take and eat; take and eat Topics: The Sacraments Eucharist Languages: English Tune Title: [I am the Word that spoke and light was made]
Take and Eat

Take and Eat

Author: James Quinn, SJ; Michael Joncas Hymnal: Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #359 (2019) First Line: I am the Word that spoke and light was made Refrain First Line: Take and eat; take and eat Topics: General Music for Worship Communion Languages: English Tune Title: [I am the Word that spoke and light was made]
Take and Eat
Page scan

Take and Eat

Author: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919; Michael Joncas, b. 1951 Hymnal: Gather Comprehensive #831 (1994) First Line: I am the Word that spoke and light was made Refrain First Line: Take and eat; take and eat Topics: Lamb; Salvation History; Way, Truth & Life Scripture: Matthew 26:26 Languages: English Tune Title: [I am the Word that spoke and light was made]
Take and Eat

View 13 more instances

instance icon
View 13 more instances

People

person icon
Authors, composers, editors, etc.
People

James Quinn

1919 - 2010 Person Name: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919 Author (verses) of "Take and Eat" in Gather Comprehensive James Quinn (b. Glasgow, Scotland, April 21, 1919; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 8, 2010) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who was ordained in 1950. As a consultant for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, sparked by Vatican II, he has exerted influence far beyond his native Scotland. A collection of his hymn texts is available from Selah Publishing company. Sing a New Creation
James Quinn

Michael Joncas

b. 1951 Person Name: Michael Joncas, b. 1951 Author (refrain) of "Take and Eat" in Gather Comprehensive
Michael Joncas

Ronald F. Krisman

Person Name: Ronald F. Krisman, b. 1946 Translator of "Take and Eat (Tómenlo, Cómanlo)" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song
Ronald F. Krisman
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.