Say the Word
Sacred Communion: Nourishing Souls Through Divine Words
Lyrics
When we take this bread we eat your body
Partaking in the ritual of consuming bread symbolizes the consumption of the body of Christ.
When we take this wine we drink your blood
Partaking in the ritual of consuming wine symbolizes the drinking of the blood of Christ.
Now as we receive, You make us worthy
Upon receiving the bread and wine, a sense of worthiness is conferred, possibly through the spiritual act of communion.
We shall heal just say your word, O Lord
Expressing the belief that healing will occur through the utterance of the divine word of the Lord.
You have said that we shall never hunger
Belief in the assurance that those partaking in the bread will not experience spiritual hunger.
For this bread you give is life forever
The bread provided represents eternal life, suggesting sustenance that lasts forever.
Through this bread, your body
The body of Christ is symbolically present in the shared bread during the ritual.
Lord, You offer
Recognizing the offering of the Lord's body through the shared bread.
Now in you forever we remain
Remaining in eternal connection with the Lord through communion.
When we take this bread we eat your body
Reiteration of the symbolic act of consuming the body of Christ through the shared bread.
When we take this wine we drink your blood
Reiteration of the symbolic act of drinking the blood of Christ through the shared wine.
Now as we receive, You make us worthy
Receiving the bread and wine makes the participants worthy in the eyes of the divine.
We shall heal just say your word, O Lord
Confidence in healing through the spoken word of the Lord during the communion.
You have said that we shall thirst no longer
Belief in the promise that those partaking in the cup will never experience spiritual thirst.
For this cup shall overflow forever
The shared cup symbolizes an overflow of divine blessings that last forever.
Through this wine, your blood
The blood of Christ is symbolically present in the shared wine during the ritual.
O Lord, You offer
Recognition of the Lord's offering of His blood through the shared wine.
Now in you forever we remain
Remaining in eternal connection with the Lord through communion.
When we take this bread we eat your body
Reiteration of the symbolic act of consuming the body of Christ through the shared bread.
When we take this wine we drink your blood
Reiteration of the symbolic act of drinking the blood of Christ through the shared wine.
Now as we receive, You make us worthy
Receiving the bread and wine makes the participants worthy in the eyes of the divine.
We shall heal just say your word, O Lord
Confidence in healing through the spoken word of the Lord during the communion.
When we take this bread we eat your body
Reiteration of the symbolic act of consuming the body of Christ through the shared bread.
When we take this wine we drink your blood
Reiteration of the symbolic act of drinking the blood of Christ through the shared wine.
Now as we receive, You make us worthy
Receiving the bread and wine makes the participants worthy in the eyes of the divine.
We shall heal just say your word, O Lord
Confidence in healing through the spoken word of the Lord during the communion.
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