Break Thou the Bread of Life
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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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Tomah, Wisconsin, United States
Have been searching for an appropriate hymn to use in a workshop, the theme of which is, " Studying the Word with Intent" This hymn has been going around in my head for most of the night. THANK YOU LORD!!
Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Lovely to find the rich words of a song reverberating in my spirit from many years ago. So do it, Lord!
Akute, Ogun State, Nigeria
First came across this hymn many years back on Radio ELWA Liberia. The program was anchored by Rev. Vernon Mcgee of blessed memory, 'verse by verse Bible study' (my words)
How this timeless hymn have blessed me and others!
Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
This hymn came to me just now
The Truth of Gods word showing us The Word of Life, The Lord Jesus Christ
He is our everything!!!!!
Father Son Holy Sprit
We worship You Lord
Ogun State, Lusada, Nigeria
inspired by the holy spirit. thanks
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Thou art the Bread of Life to me. Give me to eat and live. Please show the truth concealed within your Word so my Lord I will see and be transformed from one level of glory to another by the Spirit I plead in Jesus name Amen
Kingsville, ON, Canada
The Lord brought this song to me this morning my time with him, this morning.
I haven't sang it since my younger days in church. What an incredible song, The lyrics are so amazing!!!
Lord open up my eyes that I may see your glorious riches for me.
Fill me up Holy Spirit, I desire to walk in a continuous relationship with you.
Markham, ON, Canada
Lord, open my eyes constantly to see the truth in Your Word and Live by it.
Voi, Taita Taveta, Kenya
Wonderful. Hymn. It blesses my heart
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.