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Break Thou the Bread of Life, Dear Lord, to me, As Thou didst break the loaves Beside the sea; Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord; My spirit pants for Thee, O Living Word. |
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Thou art the Bread of Life, O Lord, to me, Thy holy Word the truth That saveth me; Give me to eat and live With Thee above; Teach me to love Thy truth, For Thou art Love. |
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Oh, send Thy Spirit, Lord, Now unto me, That He may touch my eyes, And make me see; Show me the truth concealed Within Thy Word, And in Thy Book revealed I see the Lord. |
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Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord, To me, to me, As Thou didst bless the bread By Galilee; Then shall all bondage cease, All fetters fall, And I shall find my peace, My All in all. |
The first stanza of Hymns, #806 reads, "Break Thou the Bread of Life, / Dear Lord, to me, / As Thou didst break the loaves / Beside the sea; / Beyond the sacred page / I seek Thee, Lord; / My spirit pants for Thee, / O Living Word." This hymn may have been written by the Brethren because it contains types and figures. For instance, stanza 1 says, "Break Thou the Bread of Life, / Dear Lord, to me; / As Thou didst break the loaves / Beside the sea." Stanza 4 says, "Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord, / To me, to me, / As Thou didst bless the bread / By Galilee." This kind of imagery is similar to what can be found in Brethren hymns. This hymn contains a crucial point that shows the kind of person we should be and the kind of attitude and desire we should have, if we desire to seek the word of the Lord.
This hymn also shows that the writer was not seeking mere biblical doctrine but the Lord Himself. Hence, the second half of stanza 1 reads, "Beyond the sacred page / I seek Thee, Lord; / My spirit pants for Thee, / O Living Word." Then the second half of stanza 3 says, "Show me the truth concealed / Within Thy Word, / And in Thy Book revealed / I see the Lord." The author of this hymn was not seeking doctrines but the Lord Himself in the Word.
Stanza 4 reads, "Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord, / To me, to me, / As Thou didst bless the bread / By Galilee; / Then shall all bondage cease, / All fetters fall, / And I shall find my peace, / My All in all." Everyone who seeks to prophesy, who seeks the Lord's word, should learn of the spirit and attitude demonstrated in this hymn. We need to see that we are not seeking the truth as doctrine or as letter. Instead, we are seeking the Lord of reality, the Lord Himself.
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Vijayawada, India
Oh, send Thy Spirit, Lord,
Now unto me,
That He may touch my eyes,
And make me see;
Show me the truth concealed
Within Thy Word,
And in Thy Book revealed
I see the Lord.
Tulsa, OK, United States
God’s Word fills my life to overflowing!! Every time I open and read the Holy Scriptures, I’m looking with great anticipation to get another glimpse of his “Blessed Face”. Oh, the Joy of seeing Jesus in his Word! 🙏🙌🏼🙌🏼
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Locating the lyrics to this song was a prayer answered. This hym is a direct connection to my early spiritual education. Now today I can present this hym of praise to the church!!
Truly In excelsis deo.
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Thou art the Bread of Life, O Lord, to me, Give me to eat and live and be my all in all!
Lagos, Nigeria
I was just sitting in the living room at about past 11 on, unable to pray, so weighed down, and out of nowhere the lyrics of what I got to know was the 3rd stanza just started playing in my spirit. It's been almost 40years since I last heard and sang this song, so Ikeyed in the "oh send thy spirit Lord" on google, and as I read and sang this powerful anointed hymn over and over again with tears pouring down my eyes I was so overwhelmed by the presence of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord ! What a powerful and anointed hymn
Praise the Lord
Ikotun, Lagos, Nigeria
He came to be the bread, blessed words, thanks for this
Spanish Town, Jamaica
For my quite time I read and reflected on John 14. As I meditated on the promise of the Comforter in verse 26 this song came in my Spirit. It's so awesome, to God be the glory.
Willow Grove, PA, United States
This tune was on my mind as I awoke at 1:30am to attend to my aging mother. I was so happy to find it here even as only a few words came to mind.
Praise Jesus our Living Bread!
Nairobi, Kenya
Thanks a lot. I really needed that song and it came very timely.
Kaduna, Kaduna South, Nigeria
It was wonderful to come across this timeless hymn. As I was preparing to mount the pulpit for Bible Teaching, my heart yearned for so something beyond the pages of the Scripture, this song begins to ring in my heart; quickly, I search for it and sang it over and over again. It was a blessing to my soul.