Wisdom Calls Throughout the City / We eat the Bread of Teaching (Wisdom's Feast)

This is a hymn about wisdom, based on Proverbs 9.

It was written by Dutch-American Roman Catholic liturgist, composer and publisher Omer Westendorf (1916-1997), and first published by World Library Publications in 1998.

It is set to a tune is called WISDOM'S FEAST, written by Jerry Ray Brubaker (1946-).

An arrangement for choir (SATB) and guitar or keyboard is still available (link below).

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Arranged for congregation with keyboard, flute, guitar, oboe - with guitar chords, by Jerry R. Brubaker and Paul Westermeyer

Examples

Lead singer in a church service, with organ accompaniment

Choir with piano, professional recording:

Cantor in a church service, with piano:

Instrumental version: piano. With on-screen lyrics.

Lyrics

The full lyrics are copyright and cannot be reproduced here, but the are available on this website. A rough outline is:

Chorus:
We eat the bread of teaching, drink wine of wisdom,
are given here a taste of the kingdom.
Together joined, the greatest and the least,
we all are one at Wisdom's holy feast.

1 Wisdom calls throughout the city...

2 Simple ones whose hearts are yearning ...

3 Enter with delight and singing ...