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!
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16760
Not to be confused with Adelaide A. Pollard.
Adelaide Anne Proctor was born in London, in 1825. Her father, Brian W. Proctor, is well known by his literary nom de guerre of Barry Cornwall. In 1853, Miss Proctor became a contributor to Dickens' "Household Words." Her reputation as a poet was secured by the publication of her first volume of "Legends and Lyrics," in 1858. A second volume was added in 1860. She also published other compositions in poetry and prose. She died in 1864. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >
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