D.106 To Become the Bread of Rejoicing

Chorus:
To become the bread of rejoicing,
To become the wine of your love.
To become the song of your gladness,
To become your body, O Lord, Jesus Christ!

See, O Lord, the bread of our pain,
The bread we knead with our hands worn by sorrow,
The bread of our grief, the bread of our suffering,
Give us on this day, O Lord
Give us our daily bread!

See, O Lord, the bread of our toil,
The bread we sow which is ripe, now for harvest,
The bread of our work, the bread of our labour,
Give…

See, O Lord, the bread of our love,
The bread we break and we share with each other,
The hearts that we give bring joy to the lonely…

See, O Lord, the bread of our life,
The bread of heaven which brightens our pathway,
The bread of the way that leads to the kingdom…

See, O Lord, the wine of our joy,
The wine which flows from the grapes of our vineyards,
The joy of the earth, the wine of our feasting…