O Food of Men Wayfaring

O Food of men wayfaring,
The bread of angels sharing,
O Manna from on high!
We hunger; Lord, supply us,
Nor Thy delights deny us,
Whose hearts to Thee draw nigh.

O stream of love past telling,
O purest fountain, welling
From out the Savior’s side!
We faint with thirst; revive us,
Of Thine abundance give us,
And all we need provide.

O Jesus, by Thee bidden,
We here adore Thee, hidden
’Neath forms of bread and wine.
Grant when the veil is riven,
We may behold, in heaven,
Thy countenance divine.

Author: Unknown

Year: 14

This is an English translation of the 14th-century Latin hymn 'O esca viatorum' (sometimes attributed to a medieval German or anonymous source). The translator is often listed as anonymous or as J. A. Aylward in some hymnals; no single original author is definitively identified.