1. Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
Chorus:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
now harvested becomes one;
from all the world gather your people, O God,
into the feast of your love.

2. life and knowledge, revealed through your word:
Verse 1:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
With grateful hearts, we sing our joy for knowing Spirit within, among us all;
life and knowledge, revealed through your word:
Jesus, the Christ Emmanuel.

3. Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
Chorus:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
now harvested becomes one;
from all the world gather your people, O God,
into the feast of your love.

4. Leaven and wheat: so let us be
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Leaven and wheat: so let us be
for others, nurturing good with earnest care,
bringing to birth new life where hope has gone stale,
faith-giving moments to share.

5. Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
Chorus:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
now harvested becomes one;
from all the world gather your people, O God,
into the feast of your love.

6. Planted, your name becomes our thirst for more,
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Planted, your name becomes our thirst for more,
Being hope to be bread for others’ lives,
vision of what it means to give all that we are;
this is the seed you have sown.

7. Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
Chorus:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
now harvested becomes one;
from all the world gather your people, O God,
into the feast of your love.

8. Feast of justice to which all are welcome
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Feast of justice to which all are welcome
to share the fullness of our God;
in Jesus’ rising beyond death we’ve found
new springs of hope in our lives.

9. Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
Chorus:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
now harvested becomes one;
from all the world gather your people, O God,
into the feast of your love.

10. Harvest of peace where love can be
Verse 5:
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Harvest of peace where love can be
the song that heals brokenness with listening;
touching, perceiving in bread of Jesus’ life,
gift to become our flesh as well.

11. Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
Chorus:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
now harvested becomes one;
from all the world gather your people, O God,
into the feast of your love.

12. Sign of the nearness of one whose life sustains us,
Verse 6:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Sign of the nearness of one whose life sustains us,
heart of our heart, creator, friend,
calling us all to be spirit alive:
you, God, our future, lasting life.

13. Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
Chorus:
(D50) BREAD THAT WAS SOWN
Bread that was sown in our hills and valleys
now harvested becomes one;
from all the world gather your people, O God,
into the feast of your love.