The words were written by English clergyman Reginald Heber (1783–1826), and first published in "Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Service of the Church Year" in 1827.
With meter 9.8.9.8, tunes it is set to include:
Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,
By Whom the words of life were spoken,
And in Whose death our sins are dead.
Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed;
And be Thy feast to us the token,
That by Thy grace our souls are fed.
Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,
By whom the words of life were spoken,
And in whose death our sins are dead.
Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed;
And be your feast to us the token,
That by your grace our souls are fed.
With meter 9.8.9.8, tunes it is set to include:
- EUCHARISTIC HYMN by John S. B. Hodges (1830-1915) - which was composed for it.
- RENDEZ Á DIEU by Louis Bourgeois (1543, and revised 1551).
Downloads
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Examples
Contemporary / praise-band setting
Instrumental version - piano. Tune: EUCHARIST HYMN
Instrumental version - organ. Tune: RENDEZ Á DIEU
Solo singer, with light organ backing
Choral setting- unaccompanied
Lyrics
Traditional
Bread of the world, in mercy broken,Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,
By Whom the words of life were spoken,
And in Whose death our sins are dead.
Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed;
And be Thy feast to us the token,
That by Thy grace our souls are fed.
Modern language
Bread of the world, in mercy broken,Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,
By whom the words of life were spoken,
And in whose death our sins are dead.
Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed;
And be your feast to us the token,
That by your grace our souls are fed.
A beautiful setting to WAYFARING STRANGER now on YouTube at https://youtu.be/h9km9tqIyHc
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing me to this hymn, Mary. I've created a new setting for it which is shared at https://youtu.be/h9km9tqIyHc
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