“Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
O GOD, thy bounteous hand hath spread
With earthly food our social board,
And feeds our souls with sweeter bread,
The bread of life—our dying Lord.
Thy grace in all things soars above
The sweetest song thy saints can raise:
Yet, Lord, for this, and all thy love,
Accept our weak unworthy praise.
ANOTHER GRACE
O GRACIOUS Lord, be with us now,
Supply thy children's need;
On. Christ, the bread of life, may we
In sweet communion feed.
With water from the smitten rock
Our thirsty spirits cheer;
And make us all rejoice to feel
Thy blessed presence here.
ANOTHER
DEAR Savior, through thy strife
On Calv'ry with our foe,
Our mortal and immortal life
To thee alone we owe.
That gracious hand that bled
For us upon the tree,
Supplies our table now with bread,
And all is blest by thee.