My Flesh and Blood

“I AM life’s Bread,” The Lord, Jesus, said He never faltered Words ne’er altered “I AM the Way.” They turned away Couldn’t bear the thought Of what He taught “Eat My Flesh, drink My Blood.” Yet no one could It was the law There was no flaw This new teaching Seemed to be breaching What they always knew Obeyed as a Jew They couldn’t see This was He Who gave this Word They’d always heard Who made the change That seemed so strange “Eat My Flesh, drink My Blood.” They couldn’t see this was good New Covenant to bring them to The very same God, Who Willed from the beginning Despite our sinning For all to come to be With Him eternally That He gave His Flesh and Blood On that holy wood By His death on the Cross We gained from His loss The very Life of His In the Holy Eucharist His Flesh for me to eat For it is just and meet His Precious Blood outpoured To be worshipped and adored For only by the merits of He Could we enjoy Heaven’s eternity Since by our grievous fault We closed the Heav’nly vault He made for us a new way By life-giving words He did say “This is My Body, this is my Blood” Take and eat, take and drink as you should