Look Down upon Us, God of Grace

Look down upon us, God of grace,
And send from Thy most holy place
The quickening Spirit all divine,
On us and on this bread and wine.

O may His overshadowing
Make now for us this bread we bring
The body of Thy Son our Lord,
This cup His blood for sinners poured.

Author: John G. Wilson

Year: 1925

This Eucharistic hymn first appeared in the 1925 edition of Songs of Praise (edited by Percy Dearmer and Ralph Vaughan Williams). It is attributed there to J. G. Wilson (John G. Wilson), an Anglican priest. No strong alternate attributions are known.