Scripture Verse

I am the living Bread which came down from Heaven. John 6:51

Introduction

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Paul Heinlein (1626–1686)

Words: Jo­si­ah Con­der, The Star in the East 1824, page 57.

Music: Jesu, Je­su, du mein Hirt Paul Hein­lein, 1676 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

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Josiah Conder (1789–1855)

Lyrics

Bread of Heav’n, on Thee we feed,
For Thy flesh is meat in­deed:
Ever may our souls be fed
With this true and liv­ing Bread;
Day by day with strength sup­plied,
Through the life of Him who died.

Vine of Heav’n, Thy blood sup­plies
This blest cup of sac­ri­fice,
Lord, Thy wounds our heal­ing give,
To Thy cross we look and live:
Jesus, may we ev­er be
Grafted, rooted, built in Thee.

Conder’s original text:

Bread of Heav’n! on Thee I feed,
For Thy flesh is meat in­deed.
Ever may my soul be fed
With this true and liv­ing bread;
Day by day with strength sup­plied,
Through the life of Him who died.

Vine of Heav’n! Thy blood sup­plies
This blest cup of sac­ri­fice.
’Tis Thy wounds my heal­ing give:
To Thy cross I look and live.
Thou my life! oh, let me be
Rooted, graft­ed, built on Thee.