Grace Before Meat (Part II) 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. 2 Thy love provides the sober feast: A second gift impart, Give us with joy our food to taste And with a single heart. 3 Let it for thee new life afford, For thee our strength repair, Blest by thine all-sustaining word, And sanctify'd by prayer. 4 Thee let us taste; nor toil below For perishable meat: The manna of thy love bestow, Give us thy flesh to eat. 77Charles included this hymn in a later manuscript selection for family use: MS Family, 13-14. 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!