Because Thou Hast Said

Because Thou hast said, “Do this for My sake,”
The mystical bread we gladly partake;
We thirst for the Spirit that flows from above,
And long to inherit Thy fullness of love.

’Tis here we look up and grasp at Thy mind,
’Tis here that we hope Thine image to find;
The means of bestowing Thy gifts we embrace;
But all things are owing to Jesus’ grace.

Author: Charles Wesley

Year: 1745

This is a well-known eucharistic hymn by Charles Wesley, first published in Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745). The style, phrasing, and sacramental theology are characteristic of his work; no significant alternate attributions exist.