Scripture Verse

I am the living bread which came down from heaven. John 6:51

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, 19th Cen­tu­ry.

Music: Stephen V. R. Ford, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ford (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Who came down from Heav’n above?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
Who was God’s best gift of love?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
Christ was born at Beth­le­hem;
Wise men, liv­ing far away,
Saw His star, which guid­ed them
To the man­ger where He lay.

Who was scourged and cru­ci­fied?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
Who for guil­ty sin­ners died?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
Christ atoned for all our guilt
On the cross of Cal­va­ry;
There His pre­cious blood was spilt;
There He died to make us free.

Who in Jo­seph’s tomb had lain?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
Who in tri­umph rose again?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
In the tomb the Sav­ior lay
While the an­gel watched the door,
Till the morn of the third day,
When He rose to die no more.

Who as­cend­ed into Heav’n?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
Who eter­nal life has giv’n?
Jesus Christ, our bless­èd Lord.
Christ is fit­ting up our home
In His Fa­ther’s house on high;
If we love Him, He will come
And trans­port us to the sky.