Thou, Who at Thy First Eucharist Didst Pray

Thou

who at Thy first Eu­cha­rist didst pray

That all Thy Church might be for­ev­er one

Grant us at ev­ery Eu­cha­rist to say

With long­ing heart and soul

Thy will be done.

O may we all one bread

one bo­dy be

Through this blest sac­ra­ment of uni­ty.

For all Thy Church

O Lord

we in­ter­cede;

Make Thou our sad di­vi­sions soon to cease;

Draw us the near­er each to each

we plead

By draw­ing all to Thee

O Prince of Peace;

Thus may we all one bread

one bo­dy be

Through this blest sac­ra­ment of uni­ty.

We pray Thee too for wan­der­ers from Thy fold;

O bring them back

good Shep­herd of the sheep

Back to the faith which saints be­lieved of old

Back to the Church which still that faith doth keep;

Soon may we all one bread

one bo­dy be

Through this blest sac­ra­ment of un­ity.

So

Lord

at length when sac­ra­ments shall cease

May we be one with all Thy Church ab­ove

One with Thy saints in one un­brok­en peace

One with Thy saints in one un­bound­ed love;

More bless­èd still

in peace and love to be

One with the Tri­ni­ty in uni­ty.