Father, Who Dost Thy Children Feed

Father

who dost Thy child­ren feed

With man­na rain­èd from above;

Who dost the sav­ing chal­ice give

Filled by Thy hand in won­drous love:

We praise Thee for Thy mer­cies sent

To us in this great sac­ra­ment.

O Word made flesh

whom we ad­ore

The liv­ing Bread sent down from Heav’n

Whose won­drous pass­ion here shown forth

Is the great pledge of sin for­giv­en;

We praise Thee for Thy mer­cies sent

To us in this great sac­ra­ment.

O Ho­ly Spir­it

who dost reign

These earth­ly ele­ments to bless

Making the bread His flesh to be

The wine His blood

as we con­fess;

We praise Thee for Thy mer­cies sent

To us in this great sac­ra­ment.

Ye holy an­gels

who

with us

Around God’s al­tar low­ly bow

Adoring there the Cru­ci­fied

Whose pre­cious death is plead­ed now

O praise Him for His mer­cies sent

To us in this great sac­ra­ment!

Ye bless­èd saints

en­throned on high

Who once the paths of earth did tread

Who reached in safe­ty God’s ab­ode

As strength­ened by this liv­ing bread;

O praise Him for His mer­cies sent

To us in this great sac­ra­ment!

O Ho­ly Fa­ther

Ho­ly Son

And Ho­ly Spir­it

whom we love

Guide

strength­en

save us here be­low

And bring us to our home ab­ove

To praise Thee for Thy mer­cies sent

To us in this great sac­ra­ment!