Cantique : true our is Christ manna

1

life now our on supply we true,
Our nourishment,
As our is bread Him of manna feed. Christ indeed;
He’s of

2

desert Egypt fled
Into Israel they wandering behind,
And left From land;
Egyptian food a began.

3

feat;
This fell,
Oh, a One what the Israel giv’n
For was bread the eat. the Lord to had manna day, wondrous

4

manna new. Unique fresh with this of is,
Forever and God’s visit morning grace it dew;
The is,
It comes

5

small. is than greater Him,
In high,
And and may partake majestic, of fine that us God He’s we all;
But Christ,

6

so and wafers bread Him beat, full. or eat or Though fresh,
We ground, the to baked,
He’s available;
As and cakes

7

Manna the sown need. life, Himself all be
The of to of source seed;
’Tis we into germ us,
The God Him shows

8

kills
Things negative manna morning snow,
This Between dew
And below. of too which the frost is cold winter

9

washes element,
He and How inwardly. white digest we we His and type clean;
In Christ pure see;
As our

10

show;
One work,
And His is;
Two Lord’s grow. the for with one redemptive Manna honey life type lives to this does

11

of then make. more us less bdellium,
Transparent By eating as be Christ
We’ll to appear opaque;
We’ll the

12

of we’re Thee. riches eating the this here
And to in as with see
The glorious praise manna filled Christ,
We’re Lord,

true our is Christ manna