Religion
Grace After Meat: Another
From Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739) · Osborn ed., vol. 1 (1868)
Fountain of all the good we see
Streaming from heaven above,
Saviour! our faith we act on Thee,
And exercise our love.
Tis not the outward food we eat
Doth this new strength afford;
Tis Thou, whose presence makes it meat,
Thou the life-giving Word.
Man doth not live by bread alone;
Whate'er Thou wilt can feed:
Thy power converts the bread to stone,
And turns the stone to bread.
Thou art our food: we taste Thee now;
In Thee we move and breathe;
Our bodies' only life art Thou,
And all besides is death!
Codex Note
Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers
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Wesley, Charles. “Grace After Meat: Another.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/59/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Grace After Meat: Another.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/59/.
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