Thank You Lord, ” I said

Royston 1946 (Reading)



His body was broken
And His blood was shed.
Words of love were spoken
when He bowed His head.

As the bread was broken
tears from my eyes I shed
Words of love I’d spoken,
“Thank You Lord, ” I said.

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A prayer at a communion service

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Submitted by royston on July 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB ABAB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 202
Words 41
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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