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Let Us Be Bread

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Refrain:
Let us be bread, blessed by the Lord,
broken and shared, life for the world.
Let us be wine, love freely poured.
Let us be one in the Lord.

1 I am the bread of life, broken for all.
Eat now and hunger no more. [Refrain]

2 You are my friends if you keep my commands,
no longer servants but friends. [Refrain]

3 See how my people have nothing to eat.
Give them the bread that is you. [Refrain]

4 As God has loved me so I have loved you.
Go and live on in my love. [Refrain]

Source: RitualSong: a hymnal and service book for Roman Catholics #929

Author: Thomas J. Porter

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Text Information

First Line: I am the bread of life, Broken for all
Title: Let Us Be Bread
Author: Thomas J. Porter
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Let us be bread
Notes: Spanish translation: "Yo soy el Pan de vida, dado por todos" by Ronald F. Krisman
Copyright: © 1990, GIA Publications, Inc.

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