Lyrics
Intro
Bread of Life
Sent down from Glory
Many things you were on earth
A holy King, a carpenter
Cause you are the Living Word
Say it now
Verse 1 (x2)
Bread of Heaven
Sent down from Glory
Many things you were on earth
A holy King, a carpenter
Cause you are the Living Word
Verse 2
Awesome ruler
Gentle redeemer
God with us the Living Truth
And what a friend we have in You
Chorus (x3)
Jesus, Jesus
That's what we call you
Manger born but on a tree
You died to save humanity
Bridge (x3)
Ooooooh, Oooooh, Ooooooh
Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh
Oh
Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh
Ooooooooh, Oooooooh
Cause you are the Living Word
Chorus (x2)
Jesus, Jesus
That's what we call you
Manger born but on a tree
You died to save humanity
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Bread of Life” by Fred Hammond is a song that gathers names of Jesus into short phrases. It calls Him Bread of Life and Bread of Heaven, sent down from glory, language close to John 6:35 and John 6:51. It also notes that He was many things on earth, a holy King and a carpenter, and that He is the Living Word, which recalls John 1:14.
The second verse adds more titles: awesome ruler, gentle redeemer, and God with us, close to the name Immanuel in Matthew 1:23. It also brings in the words of the hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” saying what a friend the singers have in Him.
The chorus is the simplest part: “Jesus, Jesus, that’s what we call You.” It sums up His story in one line, born in a manger and dying on a tree to save humanity. The bridge is mostly vocal sounds before it returns to the line that He is the Living Word, repeated.
Related Scripture
- John 6:35 Jesus as the bread of life
- John 1:14 The Word became flesh
- Matthew 1:23 Immanuel, God with us