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Song 1

Thou, who at thy first Eucharist pray

315

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

10 10. 10 10. 10 10

Modality

F Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Author

William Harry Turton [1856-1938]

Composer (melody and bass)

Orland Gibbons [1583-1625]

By permission of Hymns Ancient & Modern Limited (Admin. Hope Publishing Co.)
From Hymns for Church and School, 1964

Harmonizer

Ralph Vaughan Williams [1872-1958 (alt.)]

Language

English

Notes

Now Public Domain

Publication Date

1985

Last Five Uses

• Used on Aug 09, 2015 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Oct 28, 2012 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Sep 23, 2012 10:00 as the Post Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Jul 08, 2012 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Apr 22, 2012 10:00 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Three verses)

Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray
that all thy Church might be for ever one,
grant us at every Eucharist to say
with longing heart and soul, "Thy will be done."
O may we all one bread, one body be,
through this blest sacrament of unity.

For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede;
make thou our sad divisions soon to cease;
draw us the nearer each to each, we plead,
by drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace;
thus may we all one bread, one body be,
through this blest sacrament of unity.

So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
may we be one with all thy Church above,
one with thy saints in one unbroken peace,
one with thy saints in one unbounded love;
more blessed still, in peace and love to be
one with the Trinity in Unity.