Grant us dear Lord our daily bread

Verse 1

Grant us dear Lord our daily bread, Thus do we pray in time of need; To him our precious lord we cry, Who daily doth our wants supply.

Verse 2

Where nothing laid in store we see, Where thousands faint and hungry be; Yet may we trust and firmly b'lieve, He find's a way for us to live.

Verse 3

When Jesus in the wilderness Beheld, his follow'rs in distress, Fatigued and hungry, weak and faint, He pitti'd them to see their want.

Verse 4

And how to help them he well knew, Altho' he ask'd what shall we do? Our faith must always first be tried, Before our wants are all supplied.

Verse 5

He then commands them to prepare, And trust his providence and care; Without a table being set, The feast for them was soon complete.

Verse 6

When Jesus grants us his increase, Then we partake the greater bliss; Two little fish, five loaves of bread, Some thousands of his follow'rs fed.

Verse 7

If here we follow Christ indeed, He will support us as we need; And when this present life is past We feast with him in heav'n at last.