Lyrics
LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
The bread Your body
The wine Your blood
Sweet communion
You set a table for us
The crucified Jesus
No greater love
Than the bread Your body
Than the wine Your blood
[Chorus]
Oh, we will remember
Oh Jesus Jesus our Savior
Oh just to know You in Your suffering
Just to get is closer than we’ve ever been
Oh, we will remember
[Verse 2]
The holes in Your hand
The wound in Your side
Thirty nine lashes
Brought me back to life
Before resurrection
There was a grave
In hell there was a battle
And my life was saved
[Chorus]
Oh, we will remember
Oh, Jesus our Savior
Oh just to know You in Your suffering
Just to get me closer than I’ve ever been
Oh, we will remember
[Bridge]
This is our Savior
Look at Him, look at Him
Our Christ Redeemer
Look at Him, (would you) look at Him
[Chorus]
Oh, we will remember
Oh, Jesus our Savior
Oh just to know You in Your suffering
Just to get me closer than I’ve ever been
Oh, we will remember
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Remember” frames communion as an act of recalling Christ’s sacrifice. Bread and wine direct attention to his body and blood, while references to wounded hands, his side, suffering, the grave, and resurrection follow the central events of the gospel story. The repeated call to look at the Savior keeps the focus on Jesus as crucified Redeemer rather than on a general feeling of devotion.
The song’s language closely reflects the Lord’s Supper tradition in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, where believers receive bread and the cup in remembrance of Christ and proclaim his death. John 15:13 supports the lyric’s emphasis on sacrificial love, and John 20:27 recalls the wounds in Jesus’ hands and side after the resurrection. Together, these references give the refrain a clear purpose: remembrance leads to worship, gratitude, and renewed attention to the cost of redemption. The lyric treats suffering and resurrection as inseparable parts of the Savior’s saving work.
Related Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 The Lord’s Supper uses bread and the cup to remember and proclaim Christ’s death.
- John 15:13 Jesus describes laying down one’s life as the greatest expression of love.
- John 20:27 The risen Jesus directs Thomas to the wounds in his hands and side.