You satisfy the hungry heart

You satisfy the hungry heart. Omer Westendorf* (1916-1997). This hymn was the official hymn of the 41st International Eucharistic Conference of the Roman Catholic Church held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1976. It was the winner of a competition held by the Archdiocese to mark the occasion. Westendorf had sent his words to Robert E. Kreutz* (1922-96), choir director of the Church of St Bernadette at Lakewood, Colorado and a noted Catholic composer, and words and music (tune, BICENTENNIAL) together were submitted to the competition committee. The text expresses the Conference theme ‘The Eucharist and the Hungers of The Human Family’. It is based on the Eucharistic reference of 1...