Hymn
Daily Bread
- Writer
- Josiah Conder
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7
Day by day the manna fell;
O to learn this lesson well!
Still by constant mercy fed,
Give me, Lord, my daily bread.
"Day by day" the promise reads;
Daily strength for daily needs:
Cast foreboding fears away,
Take the manna of to-day.
Lord, my times are in Thy hand;
All my sanguine hopes have planned
To Thy wisdom I resign,
And would make Thy purpose mine.
Thou my daily task shalt give;
Day by day to Thee I live;
So shall added years fulfil,
Not my own, my Father's will.
Amen.
Daily Bread — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/daily-bread
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Daily Bread?
The words of Daily Bread were written by Josiah Conder; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 3 more hymns by Josiah Conder, including Praise the God of all creation, Praise the Father's boundless love and The Lord is King!
Is Daily Bread public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal, published in 1895. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Daily Bread?
Daily Bread is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Songs of Praise, Depth of Mercy! Can There Be? and Jesus Christ is Risen Today.