This We Do

One of the songs which means most to me on the new CD originated 8 years ago, when my Music Director at New City Fellowship St. Louis complained that we had so few communion songs. I went home, prayed and began writing THIS WE DO.

You made the wine from the water,
And you made me from the dust.
A precious child of the Father
Sent down to suffer for us.

He was the miracle man in more than one sense. Not only did Jesus perform miracles, but He was born from a miracle -- the child of a virgin mother. A beautiful story with a horrific ending full of suffering, death -- and hope. His whole life was spent in service of the most undeserving of lots: sinners.

As we read in the Scriptures, on that day, He gathered his disciples in the upper room, took wine and bread, broke the bread...

You took the bread and broke it in two,
“This is my body broken for you.”
You took the wine: “This is my blood…
Remember me. Remember.”

Every time we take the Lord's cup, it reminds us of that upper room and His sacrifice on our behalf. One of the key symbols of the Christian faith is a reminder of the greatest sacrifice, the greatest loving act the world has ever known.

THIS WE DO, in remembrance of you.
This we give. It’s all we can do.
This we pray and cry out to you.
THIS WE DO, in remembrance of you.

Out of that love, His voice is calling us from the inside out: Come to me, all who are weary, and find rest.


Your love calls me to the Father.
Your Spirit cries to my soul,
Reminding me that you love me,
And died to make me whole.

You took the bread and broke it in two,
“This is my body broken for you.”
You took the wine: “This is my blood…
Remember me. Remember.”

THIS WE DO, in remembrance of you.
This we give. It’s all we can do.
This we pray and cry out to you.
THIS WE DO, in remembrance of you.

Every time I sing this song, I get chills. And congregation seem to have the same response. Ironically, it was only last year that I finally sang the song during communion. It just bookended the whole event with deeper meaning. I tried to include this on my 2003 album, but had production issues. This song has had the most production issues this time as well, but we managed to get it finished for the CD (with a few technical issues I hope listeners can overlook). Don't know why, but the enemy just seems to really want me to not release this song.

In any case, it's haunting melody and biblical words paint images which remind us of our Savior who bled and died for us and all that it means. Praise and honor and glory be to Him now and forever...