Loving Father, creator of all things

You give us life, and all we need

To build your Kingdom of Heaven here on earth

You give us everything we need

Increase our faith in you, dear Father

Give us firm faith to carry on

God gives us everything we need

God gives us everything we need

God gives us everything we need

So we can go and do as he as done

To be the face of Christ to everyone

Brother Jesus, you died and rose again

You opened heaven’s gates for all

You gave a model of how to live our lives

You gave the greatest gift of all

Increase our hope in you, dear Jesus

Increase our hope to make us strong

God give us ...

Come, Holy Spirit, fill our hearts with love today

So we can be like Jesus.

He is the truth, the life the way!

God gives us ...

He gives us faith to carry on

Hope to make us strong

And love, so we can be like Christ to each other

Faith to carry on

Hope to make us strong

And love, so we can be like Christ

Everything we need

God gives us everything we need

God gives us everything we need

So we can go and do as he has done

To be the face of Christ to everyone

So let us go to do as he has done ...

To be the face of Christ to everyone

    So Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.

            - John 6: 32-35

    This song was written for the second ACTS Retreat at our parish. The music ministers for that retreat were Art Garza and Tony Martinez, both from San Antonio. The song was based on John 13:15 “I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”

    Tony Martinez really liked the song and some time later asked if he could record it on a charity CD project he was working on. I was flattered, and said “Yes.”

    This song is now recorded on Tony’s CD “A Walk In Faith.” Copies are available for download from iTunes, or for purchase at CDBaby.com. It’s Track 11 on the CD.