Against the Son of God’s delight,

And friends betray’d him to his foes.

Before the mournful scene began,

He took the bread and blest and brake;

What love through all his actions ran,

What wondrous words of love he spake.

“This is my body, broke for sin,

Receive and eat the living food;”

Then took the cup and bless’d the wine—

“’Tis the new cov’nant in my blood.”