"Feed Thy Children, God Most Holy"
By Johann Heermann, 1585-1647
Text From:
THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)
Feed Thy children, God most holy,
Comfort sinners poor and lowly;
O Thou Bread of Life from heaven,
Bless the food Thou here hast given!
As these gifts the body nourish,
May our souls in graces flourish
Till with saints in heavenly splendor
At Thy feast due thanks we render.
Notes:
Hymn #659 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
Text: Ps. 145: 15, 16
Author: Johann Heermann, 1656, alt.
Translated by: composite
Titled:"Speis uns, o Gott, deine Kinder"
Composer: Johann Cruger, 1649
Tune: "Schmuecke dich"
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