Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken

Bread of the world, in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,
By Whom the words of life were spoken,
And in Whose death our sins are dead.

Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed;
And be Thy feast to us the token,
That by Thy grace our souls are fed.

Author: Reginald Heber

Year: 1827

This Eucharistic hymn is a well-known work by Reginald Heber (1783–1826), first published posthumously in his Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year (1827). No significant alternate attributions exist.