Christ is the heavenly food that gives

Verse 1

Christ is the heavenly food that gives to every famished soul new life and strength, new joy and hope, and faith to make them whole.

Verse 2

We all are made for God alone, without him we are dead; no food suffices for the soul but Christ, the living bread.

Verse 3

Christ is the unity that binds, in one the near and far; for we who share his life divine his living body are:

Verse 4

On earth and in the realms beyond one fellowship are we; and at his altar we are knit in mystic unity.