horal Series

SAMPLE
Every Time We Eat This Bread
for Bob Hurd
Assembly, SATB Choir, Keyboard, Guitar,
Oboe, Violin I & II, Viola, and Cello
Based on 1 Corinthians 11:23–26;
John 6:51; 15:5, 9–10, 11–12, 16 Ken Canedo

INTRO Prayerfully (q = ca. 82)

Bb F/A Gm B b/F E badd9 B b/D Cm7 F
b4 œœ .. j œœ .. j
& b 4 œ œœ œ œ œ. œ ˙˙ œ œ œ˙˙ œ œ˙˙ œ œ. œ œœ œ œ
œ ˙
Keyboard

? b b 44 j œ œ œ œœ ˙ œ. j
œ J ˙ œ œ ˙ œœœ œ œ
œ

Gm Gm7/F Eb B b/D Cm7 F

3
b
& b œœœ ... œ œ
J œ œœ œœ ˙œ œ ‰ œ œ wœ
œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙œ œ
œ
˙ œ

? bb œ ˙ œ œ ˙˙ j
œ œ Jœ ˙
j
œ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ.
© 1993, Ken Canedo. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

From the collection DOXOLOGY Octavo Packet #20795 Compact Disc #20794

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% REFRAIN
Soprano
b œ. j
& b œœ œœ œ œœ œ. œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ
Alto J
Ev - ’ry time we eat this bread, ev - ’ry time we
j

SAMPLE
Tenor œœ
? bb œ œ œ œœ .. œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œ
œ
œ
œ
J
Bass
% Bb F/A Gm B b/F E badd9 B b/D

& bb
œœ œœ œ˙ œ œœ .. j
œ ˙˙ œ œ˙˙ œ œ˙˙ œ
œ. œ
? bb j œ œ
œ J ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ. j
œ œ ˙
3
b j j
& b œœ .. œœ œœ œ œ
œ œ
œ.
œ.
œœ œ œœ œ ˙˙ ‰ œ
œ œ
J J œ œ
3
drink this cup, we pro - claim the death of the Lord un - til he
j 3
j œœ œ œ œ
? b b œœ .. œ œœ œœ œœ œœ .. ˙ œ œ œ
œ J œ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ œ
J 3

Cm7 F Gm Gm7/F Eb B b/D

3
b j
& b œœœ ... œ œœ œ œ œœ ..
œ.
œ œ
J œ œœ œœ ˙œ œ ‰ œ
œ œ
˙
? bb œ ˙ œ ˙˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙ œ
1-6 7 Final
to Verses D.S. al fine rit. U Fine
& bb ww ˙˙ .. Œ Œ
˙˙ . œ ww ww
comes. comes. comes.
Fine
? b b ww ˙˙ .. Œ
˙
˙
œœ Œ w
w
ww
rit.
u
1-6 7 Final
Cm7 F Cm7 F Cm7 F
to Verses D.S. al fine U Fine
b
& b wœ œ œ œ œœ ˙œ œ œ wœ œ wœ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙ ww
rit.
? b œj œ œ ˙ j˙ j j U
b J œ. œ œ œ œJ œ œ œ œ œJ ˙ w
Edition 20824-Z Every Time We Eat This Bread
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VERSES
Unison j
b
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙.
∑
1. Take and eat this bread, this is my bod - y.
2. ΠI am the bread come down from heav - en.
3. ΠI am the vine and you, the branch - es.

SAMPLE
4. As the Fa - ther has loved me, so I love you.
5. You have not cho- sen me, but I have called you.
6. My com - mand is love for one an - oth - er.

? b bUnison
œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ
J œ œ œ ˙. ∑

Bb F/A Gm F Bb F/A Gm Dm/F

b j œ˙ œ œœ ... œ œ œ œ œ
& b œ˙ œ œœ œ œœ œœ .. œ œ
œ œ œ œ˙ œ
œ J
˙ œ œ
? bb j œ œ œ ˙ j œ œ œ œ
œ J ˙ œ œ
˙ œ œ œJ ˙ œ œ

j D.S.
b
& b œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ .. œœ œœ œœ w
w
˙˙ .. Œ
J
1. Take and drink this cup, this is my blood.
2. Eat this bread and live e - ter - nal - ly.
3. You who live in me will bear much fruit.
4. Fol - low now my com- mand and live in love.
5. Go forth and bear fruit that will en - dure.
6. This I pray so your joy will be com - plete.
j
œ œ œœ D.S.
? b b œœ œœ œ
œ
œ œ œ.
œ œ œ. œ œ
b˙. œœ n ˙˙ .. Œ
J

Eb Gm/D Cm7 E b/B b Ab F

j D.S.
& bb œ˙ œ œ˙ œ œ œœ .. œ œœ œ b ˙˙˙ œœ œ œ n ˙˙˙
œœ œ˙ œ
œ bœ œ ˙
? bb œ œ œ˙
J˙ œ œ ˙
˙ œ œ
œœœ œ
J bœ œ

Every Time We Eat This Bread

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Every Time We Eat This Bread
(Guitar/Vocal)
Based on 1 Corinthians 11:23–26;
John 6:51; 15:5, 9–10, 11–12, 16 Ken Canedo

INTRO Prayerfully (q = ca. 82)

Capo 3: (G) (D/F#) (Em) (G/D) (Cadd9) (G/B) (Am7) (D) (Em) (Em7/D) (C) (G/B)

SAMPLE
Bb F/A Gm B b/F E badd9 B b/D Cm7 F Gm Gm7/F E b B b/D
b
& b 44 Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó

% REFRAIN
(Am7) (D) (G) (D/F#) (Em) (G/D) (Cadd9) (G/B)
Cm7 F Bb F/A Gm B b/F E badd9 B b/D
b œ. j
&b ∑ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
Ev - ’ry time we eat this bread, ev - ’ry time we

(Am7) (D) (Em) (Em7/D) (C) (G/B)

Cm7 F Gm Gm7/F Eb B b/D
3
b j
& b œ. œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ
J
œ œ ˙ ‰ œ
œ œ
drink this cup, we pro - claim the death of the Lord un - til he

1-6 7 Final
(Am7) (D) (Am7) (D) (Am7) (D)
Cm7 F Cm7 F Cm7 F
to Verses D.S. al fine rit. U Fine
b
&b w ˙. Œ ˙ œ Œ w w
comes. comes. comes.

VERSES
(G) (D/F#) (Em) (D) (G) (D/F#) (Em) (Bm/D)
Bb F/A Gm F Bb F/A Gm Dm/F
b j
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó Ó
1. Take and eat this bread, this is my bod - y.
2. ΠI am the bread come down from heav - en.
3. ΠI am the vine and you, the branch - es.
4. As the Fa - ther has loved me, so I love you.
5. You have not cho - sen me, but I have called you.
6. My com - mand is love for one an - oth - er.

(C) (Em/B) (Am7) (C/G) (F) (D)

Eb Gm/D Cm7 E b/B b Ab F D.S.
b œ. j w ˙.
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
1. Take and drink this cup, this is my blood.
2. Eat this bread and live e - ter - nal - ly.
3. You who live in me will bear much fruit.
4. Fol - low now my com - mand and live in love.
5. Go forth and bear fruit that will en - dure.
6. This I pray so your joy will be com - plete.

© 1993, Ken Canedo. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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Every Time We Eat This Bread
OBOE Ken Canedo

INTRO Prayerfully (q = ca. 82)

3
b œœœ
& b 44 ˙ œ˙
œ œ œ œ œ. J ˙ œ . œj œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ

SAMPLE
J
% REFRAIN
b œ˙ œœœ
&b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ . Jœ œ œ w
˙ œ œ œ œ œ. J ˙

1-6, Final to Verses 7 VERSES 1, 3

U (Fine) D.S. al fine 8 D.S.
b œ
& b œ . Jœ œ œ w œ . œj œ œ œ ˙ . œ ( w ) ˙. Œ

VERSES 2, 5
2
b œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ ˙ . D.S.
&b œ œ J Œ

VERSES 4, 6

b œ œ . œJ œ . œ ˙ ˙ œœœœ œ ˙ œ . œ œ . œ œ œ ˙ . D.S.
&b œ œ ˙ œ J œ œ œ
J J Œ

© 1993, 2008, Ken Canedo. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

Composer Notes
This is a simple Communion song with an easily learned and memorized refrain. Choral
harmonies should not begin until after the first verse.
The verses are Jesus’ words and are ideally sung by a soloist or the choir. The assembly responds
by singing the refrain, which is Saint Paul’s reflection on the Eucharist from 1 Corinthians 11.
After trying various endings in the studio, we decided to simply end the song on the F chord.
Yes, this leaves the song unresolved, and I think that makes it more musically interesting. Please
resist the temptation to go back to the B-flat chord. (If you must resolve it, please wait until liturgy
is over.)
—Ken Canedo
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Every Time We Eat This Bread
VIOLIN I Ken Canedo

INTRO Prayerfully (q = ca. 82) % REFRAIN

b 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ
& b 44 Œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙

SAMPLE
1-6, Final to Verses 7 VERSES 1-3, 5
(Uw ) (Fine) D.S. al fine 8 D.S.
b ˙ ˙ ˙
&b w Œ œ œ œ Œ œ

VERSES 4, 6
2 ˙ ˙ œ . œJ œ œ ˙ . œ Œ œ œ œ œ . œJ ˙D.S.
& bb ˙ ˙

© 1993, 2008, Ken Canedo. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

VIOLIN II Ken Canedo

INTRO Prayerfully (q = ca. 82) % REFRAIN

b 8
& b 44 Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

1-6, Final to Verses 7 VERSES 1-3, 5

D.S. al fine
b 3
( U ) (Fine) 8 D.S.
&b ˙ œ œœ w Œ œ œ œ w Œ œ ˙

VERSES 4, 6
2 D.S.
&b
b œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ . œ œ . œj ˙ Œ b œ œ œ œ . Jœ ˙

© 1993, 2008, Ken Canedo. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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Every Time We Eat This Bread
VIOLA Ken Canedo

INTRO Prayerfully (q = ca. 82) % REFRAIN

8
B b b 44 Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙

SAMPLE
J
1-6, Final to Verses 7 VERSES 1-3, 5 VERSES 4, 6
œ œ3 œ œ (Fine) D.S. al fine 8 D.S. 2
˙ U
Bb b œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ (w ) Œ œ ˙

D.S.
B bb œ ˙ . ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œJ œ œ Œ œ
bœ œ nœ. œ ˙
J

© 1993, 2008, Ken Canedo. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

CELLO Ken Canedo

INTRO Prayerfully (q = ca. 82) % REFRAIN

8 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
? b b 44 ˙ ˙ ˙ œœœ ˙ ˙

1-6, Final to Verses 7 VERSES 1-3, 5 VERSES 4, 6

(Fine) D.S. al fine 8 D.S. 2
? bb œ œ œ ˙ (U )
˙ œœœ w ˙ ˙

D.S.
? bb ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ . œj ˙
b˙

© 1993, 2008, Ken Canedo. Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.
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Assembly Edition
EVERY TIME WE EAT THIS BREAD
Ken Canedo

b Refrain

SAMPLE
& b 44 œ œ œ œ œ . œj ˙ œ. j
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Ev-’ry time we eat this bread, ev-’ry time we drink this cup, we pro-
1-6, Final to Verses 7
3 (Fine) to Refrain
b
&b œ. œ
J
œ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ
œ œ w ˙. Œ ˙. Œ
claim the death of the Lord un- til he comes. comes.
Verses j
b œ.
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. ∑
1. Take and eat this bread, this is my bod - y.
2. ΠI am the bread come down from heav - en.
3. ΠI am the vine and you, the branch- es.
4. As the Fa - ther has loved me, so I love you.
5. You have not cho - sen me, but I have called you.
6. My com- mand is love for one an - oth - er.
j to Refrain
b œ. w ˙.
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
1. Take and drink this cup, this is my blood.
2. Eat this bread and live e - ter - nal - ly.
3. You who live in me will bear much fruit.
4. Fol - low now my com- mand and live in love.
5. Go forth and bear fruit that will en - dure.
6. This I pray so your joy will be com - plete.
Text: Based on 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; John 6:51; 15:5, 9–10, 11–12, 16. Text and music © 1993, Ken Canedo.
Published by OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

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