Parent of good, whose plenteous grace

Verse 1
Parent of good, whose plenteous grace
O’er all thy creatures flows,
Humbly we ask thy pow’r to bless
The food thy love bestows.

Verse 2
Thy love provides the sober feast:
A second gift impart,
Give us with joy our food to taste
And with a single heart.

Verse 3
Let it for thee new life afford,
For thee our strength repair,
Blest by thine all-sustaining word,
And sanctify’d by prayer.

Verse 4
Thee let us taste; nor toil below
For perishable meat:
The manna of thy love bestow,
Give us thy flesh to eat.

Verse 5
Life of the world, our souls to feed
Thyself descend from high!
Grant us of thee the living bread
To eat, and never die!

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "Grace Before Meat." This is the original version of this hymn, as first published in "Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739)," published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1739). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 1 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868), page 189.
Publishing: Public Domain