O FOOD TO PILGRIMS GIVEN
"I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry." John
6:35
Words: Maintzich Gesangbuch, 1661; translated from German to English
by John Athelstan Laurie Riley, 1906.
Music: "O Welt, Ich Muss Dich Lassen," 15th Century German melody;
adapted by Heinrich Isaac, 1539. Harmony by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1729
O food to pilgrims given,
O bread of life from heaven,
O manna from on high!
We hunger, Lord, supply us,
Nor Thy delights deny us,
Whose hearts to Thee draw nigh.
O stream of love past telling,
O purest fountain welling
From out the Savior's side!
We faint with thirst; revive us,
Of Thine abundance give us,
And all we need provide.
O Jesus, by Thee bidden,
We here adore Thee,
Hidden in forms of bread and wine.
Grant when the veil is risen,
We may behold, in heaven,
Thy countenance divine.