530. At That First Eucharist

1 At that first eucharist before you died,
O Lord, you prayed that all be one in you;
At this our eucharist again preside,
And in our hearts your law of love renew.
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest sacrament of unity.

2 For all your Church, O Lord, we intercede;
O make our lack of charity to cease;
Draw us the nearer each to each, we plead,
By drawing all to you, O Prince of peace.
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest sacrament of unity.

3 We pray for those who wander from the fold;
O bring them back, good shepherd of the sheep,
Back to the faith which saints believed of old,
Back to the Church which still that faith does keep.
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest sacrament of unity.

4 So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
May we be one with all your Church above,
One with your saints in one unending peace,
One with your saints in one unbounded love.
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest sacrament of unity.

Text Information
First Line: At that first eucharist before you died
Title: At That First Eucharist
Author: William H. Turton, 1856-1938 (alt.)
Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 2015
Topic: Eucharist
Tune Information
Name: UNDE ET MEMORES
Composer: William H. Monk, 1823-1889 (alt.)
Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10
Key: D Major



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