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Grace Before Meat

Fountain of Being, Source of Good! At whose almighty breath The creature proves our bane or food, Dispensing life or death:

Thee we address with humble fear; Vouchsafe Thy gifts to crown; Father of All, Thy children hear, And send a blessing down.

O, may our souls for ever pine Thy grace to taste and see; Athirst for righteousness Divine, And hungry after Thee!

For this we lift our longing eyes, We wait the gracious word: Speak, and our hearts from earth shall rise, And feed upon the Lord.