Songs of Grace ‎#54

54. God, We Have Come from Our Families and Homes

God, we have come from our families and homes,
Seeking the things that will make us all one.
For we know now— the things that divide
And how divisions have hurt us inside.

You sent us Jesus, who prayed for his own:
“Make them all one so your love will be known.”
Making new friends— may we understand
We are love’s bearers throughout every land.

Great strength and might will not bring us success—
Yet by your Spirit our lives will be blest!
Give us new dreams— of what life can be;
Help us to work for a new harmony.

Lord, as we worship and sightsee and play,
And as we listen to what others say,
Days turn to weeks— until this time ends;
Gathered as strangers, may we leave as friends.

Text Information

• First Line: God, we have come from our families and homes
• Title: God, We Have Come from Our Families and Homes
• Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (2005)
• Meter: 10.10.9.10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2005
• Scripture:
  John 17:20-23
• Topic: Christian unity
• Copyright: Copyright © 2005 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved

Tune Information

• Name: SLANE
• Harmonizer: David Evans (1927)
• Meter: 10.10.9.10
• Key: c minor
• Source: Irish ballad