I am the bread of life, The true bread sent from the Father

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I am the bread of life, The true bread sent from the Father

Author: Taizé Community
Tune: EAT THIS BREAD
Communion Songs
Published in 10 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Author: Taizé Community

The Taizé Community is a community ecumenical based in Taize in France. Founded in 1940 by Brother Roger, it brings together a hundred brothers from around the world and have chosen to live together a life of prayer and celibacy in simplicity. The unity of Christian denominations and care for young adults are among the commitments of the Community since its inception. The Taizé Community was founded in Taizé in 1940 by Brother Roger Schutz, with the goal of "building a life together in which the gospel of reconciliation would be a concretely lived reality" . During the war he helps people in difficulty and hosts German refugees. In 1942, the Gestapo threatened to arrest brother Roger, who fled to Switzerland until the end of the wa… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I am the bread of life, The true bread sent from the Father
Author:	Taizé Community
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Eat this bread, drink this cup
Publication Date:	2011
Copyright:	© Ateliers de Presses de Taizé
Liturgical Use:	Communion Songs

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EAT THIS BREAD

Like JESUS, REMEMBER ME (217), EAT THIS BREAD is a meditative chorus intended to be sung repeatedly and accompanied with various descants; repetitions are more natural when sung as refrains to the solo stanzas. Sing this chorus in harmony without accompaniment, with a song leader indicating dynamics…

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MIDI file from Sing! A New Creation #254

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Sing! A New Creation (2002), p.258

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Instances (1 - 10 of 10)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Scripture	Date	Subject
Common Praise (1998) #63	Eat This Bread, Drink This Cup	I am the bread of life	EAT THIS BREAD	Taizé Community; Robert Batastini (1942-)		Matthew 26:26-29; Luke 22:14-20; John 4:5-42; John 6:25-58; Mark 14:22-25	1998	Eucharist \| ; Meditation \|
Gather Comprehensive #838	Eat This Bread	I am the bread of life	[I am the bread of life, the true bread sent from the Father]	Robert J. Batastini, b. 1942; Taize Community		John 6	1994
Hymnal Supplement 1991 #772	Eat This Bread	I am the bread of life	[Eat this bread, drink this cup]	Robert J. Batastini; Taizé Community		Matthew 26:26-27; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:19-20; John 6	1991	Eternal Life \| ; Holy Communion \| ; Hunger \| ; Trust \|
Hymnal Supplement II #59	Eat This Bread	I am the bread of life	[I am the bread of life]	Robert Batastini; Taizé Community		John 6	1987
Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #753	Eat This Bread	Christ is the bread of life	[Christ is the bread of life]	Robert J. Batastini, b.1942		John 6	2012	Body and Blood of Christ \| ; Eucharist \| Sacraments; Funeral \| Sacraments; Communion \| ; Eternal Life \| ; Food \| ; Hope \| ; Hunger and Thirst \| ; Poverty \| ; Salvation \| ; Trust in Jesus Christ \|
Renew! #228	Eat This Bread	I am the bread of life	[I am the bread of life]			John 6	1995
Sing! A New Creation #254	Eat This Bread	Christ is the bread of life	EAT THIS BREAD	Robert Batastini, b. 1942; The Community of Taizé		John 6	2002	Lord's Supper \|
Singing the Faith #583	Eat this bread, drink this cup	Christ is the bread of life	EAT THIS BREAD	Taizé Community	Irregular	John 6:35	2011	Holy Communion \|
This Far By Faith: an African American resource for worship #125	Eat This Bread	I am the bread of life	BERTHIER	Taizé Community; Robert J. Batastini, b. 1942		John 6; John 6	1999	Holy Communion \| ; Holy Week, The Three Days \| ; Trust \|
Together in Song: Australian hymn book II #714	Eat this bread, drink this cup	Christ is the bread of life	EAT THIS BREAD	Taizé Community			1999	Eucharist \| ; Responses \|