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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.
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.
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.
Hallelujah! Our Real Need is to Eat Christ as the Bread of Life. He is our Daily Food Supply. When we eat Christ as the bread of life, we are satisfied. When we eat other things, we remain empty and dissatisfied. Nothing and no one can satisfy our deepest hunger but Christ Himself as the bread of life. Praise the Lord 😀
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Theophilus Lawerteh
Kasseh, Greater Accra, Ghana
One time communion hymn
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Vernis Bodden
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
This song is my favorite petition to the Holy Spirit, as I begin my day with the Word, the Bread of Life. May we eat the Written Word to be sustained , and have fellowship with the Living Word.
God's blessings of grace and mercy be to all who read this testimony.
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Whitney McCarthy
Lima, Ohio, United States
Every single word of this song is so powerful! It is the true cry of the the author's heart and the hearts of many today! Thank You JESUS!
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Maria L
Fremont, California, United States
Praise the Lord! The Lord as the bread of life is in the word of God for us to eat, digest, and assimilate so that we may live because of Him and live Him out for God’s expression!
Lord Jesus, thank You for coming to us as the bread of life for us to eat today! Hallelujah 😀
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Gbenga Olorunsogbon
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
awesome hymn that minister to my need
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Chirven Marchap
Kano, Nigeria
The songs break thou the bread of life is in which number in ss&s ?
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Ann Kindness
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!!
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Phil
Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Lovely to find the rich words of a song reverberating in my spirit from many years ago. So do it, Lord!
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.
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.
3
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.
4
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.
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Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Thou art the Bread of Life,
O Lord, to me,
Give me to eat and live
By Thee,
Teach me to love Thy truth,
For Thou art Love,
My spirit pants for Thee,
O Living Word.
Fremont, CA, United States
Hallelujah! Our Real Need is to Eat Christ as the Bread of Life. He is our Daily Food Supply. When we eat Christ as the bread of life, we are satisfied. When we eat other things, we remain empty and dissatisfied. Nothing and no one can satisfy our deepest hunger but Christ Himself as the bread of life. Praise the Lord 😀
Kasseh, Greater Accra, Ghana
One time communion hymn
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
This song is my favorite petition to the Holy Spirit, as I begin my day with the Word, the Bread of Life. May we eat the Written Word to be sustained , and have fellowship with the Living Word.
God's blessings of grace and mercy be to all who read this testimony.
Lima, Ohio, United States
Every single word of this song is so powerful! It is the true cry of the the author's heart and the hearts of many today! Thank You JESUS!
Fremont, California, United States
Praise the Lord! The Lord as the bread of life is in the word of God for us to eat, digest, and assimilate so that we may live because of Him and live Him out for God’s expression!
Lord Jesus, thank You for coming to us as the bread of life for us to eat today! Hallelujah 😀
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
awesome hymn that minister to my need
Kano, Nigeria
The songs break thou the bread of life is in which number in ss&s ?
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!