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Matthew 26:17-35; Mark 14:12-31; Luke 22:7-38; John 13-17

This Do in Remembrance

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This Do in Remembrance

Matthew 26:17-35; Mark 14:12-31; Luke 22:7-38; John 13-17

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This Do in Remembrance

Matthew 26:17-35; Mark 14:12-31; Luke 22:7-38; John 13-17

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This song belongs to the Matthew collection. 8 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Verse 1] An upper room was furnished, The Passover prepared. Twelve reclined around the table, Though betrayal also shared. Bread was blessed and broken, The cup passed hand to hand; A covenant in blood was signaled Before they understood the plan. [Refrain] This do in remembrance. Take the bread and take the cup. Tell the death until He comes; Let the scattered heart look up. This do in remembrance, When the years and nations run. The table keeps the covenant Of what the Lord has done. [Verse 2] He rose and laid aside His garments, Took a towel, poured the bowl, Washed the feet of every servant, Gave humility a role. One would sell, one would deny Him, All would scatter in the night; Yet a new command of love Would mark disciples in the light. [Bridge - Farewell] Let not the heart be troubled. The Comforter shall come. Branches bear their fruit by abiding; Hatred cannot overcome. Peace was given unlike the world gives; Sorrow would be turned to joy. [Prayer Movement] He prayed that those the Father gave Him Might be one and kept from evil; Truth would sanctify their witness, Love would reach another people. [Final Refrain] This do in remembrance. Bread and cup beneath the night. The table stood before the garden, Before the cross, before the light.

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Matthew 26: The given body and the scattered disciples

The final teaching has ended, and the passion begins under the shadow of Passover. Jesus announces his crucifixion before the leaders describe their plan, holding his foreknowledge beside their responsibility. An unnamed woman pours costly ointment on him and is defended against the charge of waste; immediately afterward Judas asks what he will be paid to deliver Jesus. At the Passover table, betrayal is announced from within the twelve, then bread and cup receive their interpretation as body, blood, covenant, and remission of sins. Jesus predicts that all the disciples will scatter and that Peter will deny him three times, but he also promises a meeting in Galilee beyond the failure. In Gethsemane, sorrow is explicit and the cup is faced through repeated submission to the Father’s will. Arrest follows by a kiss, yet Jesus refuses the sword and says angelic rescue is available but not sought. Before the council he speaks of the Son of man at the right hand of power. Outside, Peter’s denials intensify until the cock crows and memory breaks his confidence into bitter tears.

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