A Parting Hymn We Sing is a compact Communion hymn that turns the Lord's Supper into a point of departure rather than an isolated devotional moment.
Hymns Based on 1 Corinthians 10:17
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to 1 Corinthians 10:17
"The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread."
— 1 Corinthians 10:17
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Communion, Eucharist, Grace, Worship, Thanksgiving. Many worship songs connected to 1 Corinthians 10:17 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Communion
- Eucharist
- Grace
- Worship
- Thanksgiving
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Become to Us the Living Bread
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Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 10:17
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Sermon Communion
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Response Hymn A Parting Hymn We Sing
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Reflection Hymn Blest Feast of Love Divine
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Closing Hymn For the Bread Which You Have Broken
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Be Present at Our Table, Lord is John Cennick's four-line grace before a meal, conventionally dated 1741 from its earliest verified printing.
Become to Us the Living Bread is a modern Communion hymn by Miriam Drury.
Blest Feast of Love Divine is a shortened and altered form of Sir Edward Denny's Communion hymn originally beginning Sweet feast of love divine.
Come, and Let Us Sweetly Join is one of Charles Wesley's most profound hymns on the unity of the Christian church.
Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether is a hymn of Christian unity and Eucharistic fellowship written by Anglican priest Percy Dearmer in the early twentieth century.
Father in Thy Mysterious Presence Kneeling is a communion hymn that expresses reverent awe before the sacramental mystery of the Lord Supper.
Father, We Thank You is a Eucharistic hymn that celebrates the life of the church as a community planted and sustained by God's grace.
For the Bread Which You Have Broken is a communion hymn that expresses gratitude for the gifts of Christ given through the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
Here, O My Lord, I See Thee is a reflective hymn centered on the spiritual meaning of the Lord's Supper.
Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face To Face is one of Horatius Bonar's most deeply sacramental hymns.
I Come with Joy is a contemporary communion hymn written by British hymn writer Brian Wren.
Now Let Us from This Table Rise is a communion hymn that emphasizes the connection between worship and Christian mission.
Now the Silence is a brief yet profound communion hymn written by Lutheran pastor and hymn writer Jaroslav Jan Vajda and set to music by Carl Frederick Schalk.
O Food to Pilgrims Given is a Eucharistic hymn that celebrates Christ as the spiritual nourishment for believers on their journey of faith.
"One Bread, One Body" is a Communion song in which Eucharistic participation and the church's unity interpret one another.
“Sheaves of Summer” is the English title commonly used for George Lockwood's translation of Cesáreo Gabaráin's Spanish Eucharistic hymn “Una Espiga.
Take Our Bread is a Eucharistic and offertory song from the first generation of post-Vatican II Catholic folk liturgy.
You Satisfy the Hungry Heart, originally titled Gift of Finest Wheat, is a Communion hymn in which receiving from Christ and becoming Christlike belong together.