by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Give us this day our daily bread
Language: English
Father of love, Father above, Send down thy blessing upon each head, Shield us from pride While we here bide, Give us this day our daily bread, Give us this day our daily bread. Humbly we pray, Humbly we say, Words that our Lord and Redeemer said. Trustful and weak, Humbly we speak, Give us this day our daily bread. Give us this day our daily bread. Make us resigned, Patient of mind. While to the throne of thy grace we're led Make us content With what is sent, Give us this day our daily bread. Give us this day our daily bread. Sinful are we, Thoughtless of thee, While 'round our footsteps thy care is shed Though we forget, Watch o'er us yet, Give us this day our daily bread. Give us this day our daily bread.
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Give us this day our daily bread" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Give us this day our daily bread", published 1863. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
Line count: 28
Word count: 138