The United Methodist Hymnal

631

O Food to Pilgrims Given

1.	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.

2.	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.

3.	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.

WORDS: Heinrich Isaac, 1539; John Athelstan Laurie Riley, 1906
MUSIC: J. S. Bach, 1729
Scripture: John 6:35-58
Theme: Holy Communion; Jesus Christ: Presence; Pilgrimage; The Sacraments and Rites of the Church: Eucharist (Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper)