Maundy Thursday Lyrics
Panis Angelicus – César Franck
May the Bread of Angels
Become bread for mankind;
The Bread of Heaven puts
All foreshadowings to an end;
Oh, thing miraculous!
The body of the Lord will nourish
the poor, the poor,
the servile, and the humble.
Bread of the World in Mercy Broken – Andrew Remillard
Bread of the world, in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul, in mercy shed,
by whom the words of life were spoken,
and in whose death our sins are dead:
look on the heart by sorrow broken,
look on the tears by sinners shed;
and be thy feast to us the token
that by thy grace our souls are fed.
Let Thy Blood in Mercy Poured – John Brownlie
Let thy blood in mercy poured,
let thy gracious body broken,
be to me, O gracious Lord,
of thy boundless love the token.
Refrain: Thou didst give thyself for me,
now I give myself to thee.
Thou didst die that I might live;
blessed Lord, thou cam’st to save me;
all that love of God could give
Jesus by his sorrows gave me. (Refrain)
By the thorns that crowned thy brow,
by the spear-wound and the nailing,
by the pain and death, I now
claim, O Christ, thy love unfailing. (Refrain)
Sure on this Shining Night – Samuel Barber
Sure on this shining night
Of star-made shadows round,
Kindness must watch for me
This side the ground.
The late year lies down the north.
All is healed, all is health.
High summer holds the earth.
Hearts all whole.
Sure on this shining night
I weep for wonder
Wandering far alone
Of shadows on the stars.
Night – Florence Price
Night comes, a Madonna clad in scented blue
Rose red her mouth and deep her eyes
She lights her stars, and turns to where
Beneath her silver lamp the moon
Upon a couch of shadow lies
A dreamy child
The wearied Day