We Thank Thee, Lord, for This Our Food

Representative Text

We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food;
But more because of Jesus' blood;
Let manna to our souls be given,
The bread of life sent down from heaven.

AMEN.

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #534

Author: John Cennick

John Cennick was born at Reading, Berkshire, in the year 1717. He became acquainted with Wesley and Whitefield, and preached in the Methodist connection. On the separation of Wesley and Whitefield he joined the latter. In 1745, he attached himself to the Moravians, and made a tour in Germany to fully acquaint himself with the Moravian doctrines. He afterwards ministered in Dublin, and in the north of Ireland. He died in London, in 1755, and was buried in the Moravian Cemetery, Chelsea. He was the author of many hymns, some of which are to be found in every collection. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food (Cennick)
Title: We Thank Thee, Lord, for This Our Food
Author: John Cennick
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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EPHESUS (Auber)


MELCOMBE (Webbe)

Also known as: ST. PHILIPS BENEDICTION GRANTON NAZARETH MELCOMBE was first used as an anonymous chant tune (with figured bass) in the Roman Catholic Mass and was published in 1782 in An Essay on the Church Plain Chant. It was first ascribed to Samuel Webbe (the elder; b. London, England, 1740; d.…

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Timeline

Instances

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A Collection of Hymns #153

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #550

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Choice Hymns of the Faith #524

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #651

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #648

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #648

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Free Methodist Hymnal #719

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Glad Gospel Songs #75

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #4

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Hymnal for Church and Home #397

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Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #397

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs Number Two #225

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Hymns New and Old, No. 2 #135

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #660

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Methodist Hymn-Book #D6

Pinebrook Choruses #205

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Purest Gems #222b

Sacred Songs and Solos #629c

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Salvation Army Music #462

Sing and Rejoice! #131

Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #402b

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Songs of Pilgrimage #1530

The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #503

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #534

The Book of Common Praise #683d

The Canadian Hymnal #450

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The Canadian Hymnal #450

The Canadian Hymnal #361

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The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #677

The Dominion Hymnal #295

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The Fellowship Hymn Book #332

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The Fellowship Hymn Book #332

The Home and School Hymnal #276

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #834

The Hymnal #546

The Methodist Hymnal #564

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The Old Story in Song #232

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The Revivalist #185

The Saints' Hymnal #d403

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #719

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The White Ribbon Hymnal #162f

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The World Revival Songs and Hymns #22

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Voices United #548

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