1 Dear Lord, we thank Thee for this bread,
It is a sign divine;
In it we see the mysteries
Of God's unique design.
2 This bread Thy body signifies,
Which Thou hast giv'n for us,
That we may share Thy life divine,
Partaking of Thee thus.
3 For us Thy body Thou didst break
That Thou may thus impart
Thyself as life to us that we
May be Thy counterpart.
4 This bread thus also signifies
Thy body mystical,
Of which we living members are,
With Thee identical.
5 Though we are many grains of wheat,
Yet all one loaf, one bread;
Remembering Thee in such a way,
With Thee we all are fed.
6 As of this bread we all commune,
Thou, Lord, dost satisfy,
With all the saints we fellowship,
And Thee we testify.