Let Us Break Bread Together
Harmony in Humility: Exploring the Spiritual Essence of 'Let Us Break Bread Together'
Lyrics
(Let us break bread together on our knees)
Let us come together to share a meal, humbly kneeling in prayer
(Let us break bread together on our knees)
Reiteration of the call for communal prayer and breaking bread
(When I fall on my knees
Expressing a personal moment of falling to one's knees in supplication
With my face to the rising sun
Describing the posture of prayer, facing the rising sun symbolizing hope and enlightenment
(Oh oh Lord, have mercy on me)
A plea for divine mercy and compassion
(Let us break bread together on our knees
Restating the communal act of breaking bread in a position of humility
On our knees)
Emphasizing the shared experience of praying together on knees
(Let us break bread together on our knees
Reiteration of the communal act of breaking bread in a position of humility
On our knees, When I fall on my knees
Continuing the personal moment of falling to one's knees in supplication
With my face to the rising sun)
Reiterating the posture of prayer, facing the rising sun with a plea for mercy
(Oh oh Lord, have mercy on me)
A renewed appeal for divine mercy and compassion
Let us drink wine together on our knees
Suggesting a shared act of drinking wine in a position of humility
(When I fall on my knees
Reiterating the personal moment of falling to one's knees in supplication
With my face to the rising sun)
Reiterating the posture of prayer, facing the rising sun with a plea for mercy
(Oh oh Lord, have mercy on me)
A renewed plea for divine mercy and compassion
(Let us pray God together on our knees)
Calling for communal prayer addressed to God
(On our knees
Emphasizing the shared experience of praying together on knees
Let us pray God together on our knees)
Reiteration of the call for communal prayer addressed to God
(On my knees, when I fall on my knees with
Describing the personal act of falling to one's knees with a plea for mercy, facing the rising sun
My face to the rising sun
Reiterating the posture of prayer, facing the rising sun with a plea for mercy
Oh oh Lord, have mercy on me
A final plea for divine mercy and compassion
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