Then was he known in breaking of the bread,
And in the sorrowing two, great joy uprose
That he, the carnal mind proclaimed as dead,
Was victor proven over all his foes.
He went away, but they, with thought inspired,
Turned and walked back the long, long way they came,
Sharing the kindling hope that he had fired.
Were not, they said, our waiting hearts aflame?
Back to the mourners went they with the word,
Our Master now is risen. We have seen
Him in the evening of this day and heard
His voice the ancient prophecies explain
Oh, may this sacred bread to us be broken!
This understanding come with each word spoken!
