Let Us Break Bread Together (Midi)

Let Us Break Bread Together

 

Intro.

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

Let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees)

Let us break bread together on our knees. (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me.

Let us drink wine together on our knees, (on our knees)

Let us drink wine together on our knees. (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees)

Let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

words From An African-American Spiritual

Words: Attributed to Dallan Forgaill, 8th Century

Translated from Irish to English by Mary E. Byrne, 1905

Verses by Eleanor H. Hull, 1912, alt.