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BE KNOWN TO US IN BREAKING BREAD

Scripture Verse

He took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them, and their eyes ere opened, and they knew Him. Luke 24:30–31

Introduction

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John B. Dykes (1823–1876)

Words: James Mont­go­me­ry, The Chris­tian Psalm­ist (Glas­go, Scot­land: Chal­mers & Col­lins, 1825), page 418. The fa­mi­ly ta­ble.

Music: St. Ag­nes John B. Dykes, in Hym­nal for Use in the Eng­lish Church, by John Grey, 1866 (🔊 ).

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James Montgomery
(1771–1854)

Lyrics

Be known to us in break­ing bread,
But do not then de­part;
Savior, ab­ide with us, and spread
Thy ta­ble in our heart.

There sup with us in love di­vine;
Thy body and Thy blood,
That liv­ing bread, that heav’n­ly wine,
Be our im­mor­tal food.

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The Supper at Emmaus
Michelangelo Caravaggio (1571–1610)