This is another David Haas song, but this one I have played over and over and over. I think it is good but massive repetition dulls the senses. I know I don’t like the long high D note at the start of the verses, which has been the start of many a crash and burn. For some reason we have never bothered to bring it down a little, perhaps because bringing it down to F will cause alarm for lazy guitarists like me.
It can be purchased at GIA.
I like this church choir’s version. I’ve never done it this slowly but they keep it together nicely and there is a tasty horn section off camera. You’ve got to check out this wild organ version. I’m not sure if it’s brilliant or suitable for a merry go round.
Refrain
To be your bread now, be your wine now,
Lord, come and change us to be a sign of your love.
Blest and broken, poured and flowing,
gift that you gave us, to be your body once again.Verse 1
We come to your table with our lives as they are.
Heal us Lord, for we are broken; make us one again.Refrain
Verse 2
Lord, we stumble through the darkness of night.
Lead us, now, O Lord, we follow; bring us home to you.Refrain
Verse 3
Give us the bread and wine that bring us to life.
Feed us, and we’ll never hunger, never thirst again.Refrain
© David Haas 1981,1982.