319. Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken

Text Information
First Line: Bread of the world, in mercy broken
Title: Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken
Author: Reginald Heber (1827, alt.)
Meter: 98.98
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
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Topic: Church: Communion
Tune Information
Name: EUCHARISTIC HYMN
Composer: J. S. B. Hodges (1868)
Meter: 98.98
Key: E♭ Major


Text Information:

From the simple breaking of bread by Jesus with the twelve we move to Heber's 'bread of the world,' which recalls the feeding of the multitudes. Reginald Heber was an Anglican prelate who gave his life as Bishop of India


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