GRACE
before
MEAT
.
I.
PARENT
of
Good
,
whose
plenteous
Grace
O'er
all
thy
Creatures
flows
,
Humbly
we
ask
thy
Pow'r
to
bless
The
Food
thy
Love
bestows
.
II
.
Thy
Love
provides
the
sober
Feast
:
A
Second
Gift
impart
,
Give
us
with
Joy
our
Food
to
taste
And
with
a
Single
Heart
.
III
.
Let
it
for
Thee
new
Life
afford
,
For
Thee
our
Strength
repair
,
Blest
by
thine
all-sustaining
Word
,
And
sanctify'd
by
Prayer
.
IV
.
Thee
let
us
taste
;
nor
toil
below
For
perishable
Meat
:
The
Manna
of
thy
Love
bestow
,
Give
us
thy
Flesh
to
eat
.
V.
Life
of
the
World
,
our
Souls
to
feed
Thyself
descend
from
high
!
Grant
us
of
Thee
the
Living
Bread
To
eat
,
and
never
die
!