0410B WE ARE A FAMILY (SONG OF THE WEEK)

WE ARE A FAMILY

This song was written about 30 years ago, but has been modified several times since then. This is one of the later versions, designed for congregational singing, but with a bit more of a choral setting. I believe in the value of antiphonal singing (in this case men and women echoing one another) as a means of making us aware of each person in the room. The message is very significant to me, and that's why I keep revising it, trying to get it just right. Hope it encourages you.

All of us live in Christ together

None of us alone is complete

Each of us brings a gift to the others

Each of us carries a piece

All of us need all of us

The best of us needs the rest of us

No, None of us has it all together

but together we have all we need

We are the family of God

We are the body of Christ

Born of the Spirit of life

United in love

We are a household of faith

Built as a temple of prayer

Working together in hope

United in love

*(I apologize for the singing. That's all layers of me, as a placeholder for others to learn the part.)