Be known to us in breaking bread,
But do not then depart;
Savior, abide with us, and spread
Thy table in our heart.
There eat with us in love divine;
Thy body and Thy blood,
That living bread, that heavenly wine,
Be our immortal food.
Author: James Montgomery
Year: 1825
This is a well-known communion hymn by the Scottish poet and hymn-writer James Montgomery; it first appeared in his Christian Psalmist (1825). No significant alternate attributions exist.