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Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray

(SONG 1. 10.10.10.10.10.10)
1.

At that first Eucharist before you died,
O Lord, you prayed that all be one in you;
At this our Eucharist again preside,
And in our hearts your law of love renew.

Refrain:
Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be;
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.

2.

For all your church, O Lord, we intercede;
O make our lack of charity to cease;
Draw us the nearer each to each we plead,
By drawing all to you, O Prince of Peace.

Refrain:
Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be;
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.

3.

We pray for those who wander from the 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 does keep.

Refrain:
Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be;
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.

This hymn is in the public domain.

Text as printed in RitualSong, 2nd ed. (GIA) (2016).

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