Lyrics
This is communion
Your body broken
The cup we’re drinking
Is bittersweet
The gift of friendship
Truest salvation
Borne of Your suffering
On Calvary
We remember the sacrifice of love
We remember the blood poured out for us
We remember the only Son of God
Upon the cross
From stained to spotless
From wrath to favor
Through You our Savior
The work complete
In full repentance
Led by Your kindness
Partake of presence
As we receive
We remember the sacrifice of love
We remember the blood poured out for us
We remember the only Son of God
Upon the cross
We remember the price You had to pay
We remember the wounds that made a way
We remember the Lamb for all was slain
Upon the cross
How can it be
There is a table
For all who would come
For all who would come
Taste now and see
There is a table
For all who would come
For all who would come
Take of the bread
Receive the cup
For His mercy is enough
For the many and the one
This is communion
Take it as often as you will
For His blood has power still
By His wounds we shall be healed
This is communion
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Meaning & Inspiration
Communion centers on the bread and cup as signs of Christ’s self-giving love. Its images of a broken body, poured-out blood, wounds, and the cross keep the song focused on remembrance rather than abstraction. The movement from stained to spotless and from wrath to favor presents salvation as work completed through the Savior. Repentance appears as a response to divine kindness, while the repeated invitation to the table gives the song a communal, welcoming character.
The lyric closely echoes the New Testament account of the Lord’s Supper, especially the command to remember Christ whenever the bread and cup are received. Its language about healing through wounds also recalls Isaiah’s description of the suffering servant. Mercy is presented as sufficient for both the many and the one, joining personal reception with the gathered church. The result is a reverent worship song about sacrifice, forgiveness, fellowship, and the continuing significance of communion.
Related Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Paul recounts the bread, the cup, and Christ’s command to remember him.
- Isaiah 53:5 The suffering servant is wounded for others, and by his wounds they are healed.
- Luke 22:19-20 Jesus identifies the bread and cup with his body and the new covenant in his blood.