Bread and Fishes

As I went a walking one morning in spring I met with some travelers in an old country lane One was an old man the 2nd a maid The 3rd was a young boy who smiled as he said With the wind in the willows and the birds in the sky We've a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie We have bread and fishes and a jug of red wine to share on our journey with all of mankind I sat down beside them the flowers all around and we ate on a mantel spread out on the ground They told me of prophets and princes and kings and they spoke of the one God Who knows everything I asked them to tell me their name and their race So I might remember their kindness and grace My name is Joseph This is Mary my wife and this is our young son Our pride and delight We traveled the whole world by land and by sea To tell all the people how they might be free Choru