Scripture Verse

You are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26

Introduction

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Robert E. W. Cottrill (1941–2019)

Words: Ro­bert E. Cot­trill, cir­ca 1985.

Music: New­mar­ket Ro­bert E. W. Cot­trill, cir­ca 1985 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Cottrill was serv­ing Grace Church in New­mar­ket, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da, in the area of Chris­tian edu­ca­tion and mu­sic. The sen­ior pas­tor used to have the con­gre­ga­tion sing the chor­us of the song I’m Glad I’m a Part of the Fa­mi­ly of God. One day, seek­ing va­ri­ety, he asked, Bob, could you write us some­thing on the same theme that we could use? This hymn is the result.

Words & music © 1985 Robert E. W. Cottrill
The author grants permission to use this hymn for Christian worship, as long as
it is not altered in any way, and this copyright notice is included in any printed version.

Lyrics

We’re thank­ful for the fa­mi­ly—the fa­mi­ly of God.
Come join with us to wor­ship Him and sound His praise abroad.
There’s free­dom in His love, to share our joys and bur­dens, too.
And there’s a spe­cial place with­in the fa­mi­ly for you.

O Lord, unite us now as one, to ma­gni­fy Your Name;
To praise You for Your faith­ful­ness, eter­nal­ly the same:
We bless the light of sav­ing grace shed on us from above,
By which we are a fa­mi­ly—Your fa­mi­ly of love.