We are your People.

 We Are Your People

We are Your people.

Not by our merit,not by ancestral claim,

But called and claimed by mercy,in the power of Your name.

You sought us in our wandering,drew us from the dark,

And on our hearts You wrote Your own distinctive mark.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9)

We are the sheep who hear the Shepherd’s voice,

The ones who,by Your grace, made Your love our choice.

The called-out ones,the temple where Your Spirit dwells,

A story of redemption that Your faithfulness tells.

We are a people purchased, not with silver or with gold,

But by the precious blood that the sacred Lamb foretold.

A covenant community,a body, and a bride,

In You,O Lord, forever unified.

I will be your God, and you will be my people. (Leviticus 26:12)

So bind us to each other with the cord of perfect love,

And fix our gaze together on the promises above.

Make us a city shining on a hill for all to see,

A living testament of what Your boundless grace can be.

For we are not our own. Our lives are Yours to mold.

We are Your people now,and a story to be told.

From every tribe and nation,one chorus we shall raise—

An endless hymn of worship to the honor of Your name.

We are Your people.

Held.Forgiven. Called. Your own.

Amen.