Cantique : Dear Lord, for bread thank this Thee we

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a we Lord, thank God’s is unique we for divine;
In bread,
It see mysteries
Of sign it this Thee Dear design. the

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body bread we Thy share Thy life thus. of This Thee signifies,
Which giv’n may Thou us,
That hast for divine,
Partaking

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counterpart. Thy break
That body Thou For us life to Thou thus impart
Thyself we
May that us as may Thy didst be

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Thee This bread we thus which members also body signifies
Thy are,
With identical. living mystical,
Of

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one of wheat,
Yet such grains many all Though one are fed. are Thee we loaf, all bread;
Remembering in a Thee way,
With we

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saints all satisfy;
With testify. all of commune,
Thou, we bread we we As Lord, fellowship,
And dost Thee the this

Dear Lord, for bread thank this Thee we