1. Five broken loaves beside the sea and thousands fed
As Thy hand, Lord, in breaking, blessed the bread.
Men would the throng in emptiness have sent away
Whose need was met with broken bread that day.

2. A broken vase of priceless worth rich fragrance shed
In ointment poured in worship on Thy head.
A lovely thing all shattered thus—“What waste,” they thought.
But Mary’s deed of love Thy blessing brought.

3. A broken form upon the cross and souls set free.
Thy anguish there has paid the price for me—
Sin’s awful price in riven flesh and pain and blood—
Redemption’s cost, the broken Lamb of God.

Refrain:
Break Thou my life if needs must be,
It is not mine, I give it now to Thee.
Break Thou my will; my off’ring take.
For blessing comes when Thou my life doth break.