Scripture Verse

He took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me. Luke 22:19

Introduction

Words: Will­iam Max­well, in the Pres­by­ter­ian De­vo­tion­al Hymns (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: 1842).

Music: Esh­te­moa Ti­mo­thy B. Ma­son, 1836 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Max­well or Ma­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Jesus, Mas­ter, hear me now,
While I would re­new my vow,
And re­cord Thy dy­ing love;
Hear, and help me from above.

Feed me, Sav­ior, with this bread,
Broken in Thy bo­dy’s stead;
Cheer my spir­it with this wine,
Streaming like that blood of Thine.

And as now I eat and drink,
Let me tru­ly, sweet­ly think,
Thou didst hang up­on the tree,
Broken, bleed­ing, there—for me.