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The Breaking of Bread

Author: Ellis J. Crum

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Text Information

First Line: Dear Lord, we break the bread
Title: The Breaking of Bread
Author: Ellis J. Crum
Meter: 6.4.6.4 S
Language: English
Copyright: © Eliis J. Crum (admin. by Sacred Selections)

Tune

[Break Thou the bread of life] (Sherwin)

William F. Sherwin (PHH 8) composed BREAD OF LIFE in 1877 for the stanzas by Lathbury when he was the music director for the Chautauqua Institution. A good fit for the hymn text, BREAD OF LIFE is a quiet tune, meditative in tone but with a fine climax in its final phrase. Sing this tune in harmony a…

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Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #504

Hymns for Worship #175

Into Our Hands #270

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #357

Sacred Selections for the Church #289

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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