Lord, Who at Thy First Eucharist

Lord, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray
That all thy Church might beforever one,
With longing heart and soul, “Thy will be done.”
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest sacrament of unity.
William H. Turton,
Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
Lord, who throughout these forty days For us didst fast and pray,
Teach us with thee to mourn our sins, And close by thee to stay.
And through these days of penitence, Abide with us that when this life
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav’n to

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,
Thus may we all one bread, one body be,
One with the Trinity in unity.
st. flavian The Whole Book of Psalmes in Foure Partes,
As thou with Satandidst contend, And didst the vict’ry win,
O give us strength in thee to fight, In thee to conquer sin.
And through thy Passiontide, Of suffering is past,
Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy

We pray thee, too, for wand’rers 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,
As thou didst hunger bear and thirst, So teach us, gracious Lord,
To die to self, and ever live By thy most holy word.
Forevermore, in life and death, An Easter of unending joy
Finish then thy new creation, Pure and spotless

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 blessed still in peace and love to be
O Lord, with us abide. We may attain at last!

Claudia F. Hernaman, alt.