Glory, Love, and Praise, and Honor › Representative Texts

1 Glory, love and praise, and honour
for our food, now bestowed,
render we the Donor.
Bounteous God, we now confess thee;
God, who thus blessest us,
meet it is to bless thee.

2 Thankful for our ev'ery blessing,
let us sing Christ the Spring,
never, never ceasing.
Source of all our gifts and graces
Christ we own; Christ alone
calls for all our praises.

3 He dispels our sin and sadness,
life imparts, cheers our hearts,
fills with food and gladness.
Who himself for all hath given,
us he feeds, us he leads
to a feast in heaven.

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #207

1 Glory, love, and praise, and honour
For our food
Now bestowed
Render we the Donor.
Bounteous God, we now confess thee,
God, who thus
Blessest us,
Meet it is to bless thee.

2 Thankful for our every blessing,
Let us sing
Christ the Spring,
Never, never ceasing.
Source of all our gifts and graces
Christ we own,
Christ alone
Calls for all our praises.

3 He dispels our sin and sadness,
Life imparts,
Cheers our hearts,
Fills with food and gladness.
Who himself for all hath given
Us he feeds,
Us he leads
To a feast in heaven.

Hymns for Celebration: a supplement for use at holy communion today #22

1 Glory, love, and praise, and honor
for our food now bestowed
render we the Donor.
Bounteous God, we now confess thee;
God, who thus blessest us,
meet it is to bless thee.

2 Thankful for our every blessing,
let us sing Christ the Spring,
never, never ceasing.
Source of all our gifts and graces,
Christ we own; Christ alone
calls for all our praises.

3 He dispels our sin and sadness,
life imparts, cheers our hearts,
fills with food and gladness.
Who himself for all hath given,
us he feeds, us he leads
to a feast in heaven.


Rejoice in the Lord #554

1. Glory, love, and praise, and honor
for our food
now bestowed
render we the Donor.
Bounteous God, we now confess thee:
God, who thus
blessest us,
right it is to bless thee.

2. Thankful for our every blessing,
let us sing
Christ the Spring,
never, never ceasing.
Source of all our gifts and graces,
Christ we own;
Christ alone
calls for all our praises.

3. He dispels our sin and sadness,
life imparts,
cheers our hearts,
fills with food and gladness.
Who himself for all hath given,
us he feeds,
us he leads
to a feast in heaven.

The Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #300

1 Glory, love and praise and honour
For our food, now bestowed,
Render we the Donor.
Bounteous God, we now confess thee;
God who thus, blessest us,
Meet it is to bless thee.

2 Thankful for our every blessing,
Let us sing Christ the Spring,
Never, never ceasing.
Source of all our gifts and graces,
Christ we own; Christ alone
Calls for all our praises.

3 He dispels our sin and sadness,
Life imparts, cheers our hearts,
Fills with food and gladness.
Who himself for all has given,
Us he feeds, us he leads
To a feast in heaven.

The New English Hymnal #287