Augsburg Fortress

We Break the Bread

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We Break the Bread

by Patrick M. Liebergen (Composer)
“We Break the Bread” is an ingenious blend for choir and keyboard of two works by master composers: the well-known NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT (“Now Thank We All Our God”) by Johann Crüger and Felix Mendelssohn’s "Verleih' uns Frieden." For use at communion, arranger Patrick M. Liebergen has combined his new words for Mendelssohn’s music  with the translation of the original German words “Nun danket” based on Catherine Winkworth's classic version. 
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  • Publisher Augsburg Fortress
  • Format Sheet Music
  • ISBN 9781451492620
  • Brand Augsburg Choral Library
  • Dimensions 7 x 10.25
  • Pages 12
  • Season/Occasion Communion; Thanksgiving
  • Difficulty Easy-Medium
  • Voicing SATB/4-part mixed
  • Publication Date October 15, 2014

Composer Commentary

I wrote this accessible anthem for communion by combining a well-known chorale melody of thanksgiving with the lush sounds of a Mendelssohn choral work. Originally scored by Mendelssohn for an orchestra of woodwinds, strings and continuo, the accompaniment in this arrangement is mostly a reduction of those instrumental parts. This anthem should be performed very smoothly while emphasizing the natural ebb and flow of the various musical phrases in order to create a song of thankfulness and grateful  celebration at communion time.  

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