Verse 1
Welcome daughters, sons and prodigals
Our Father, He has drawn us here to
Shelter in the shadow of His wings
He has called us from the dismal dark
Into His light, so marvelous so
Let us now proclaim His praise and sing
Chorus 1
For we are a nation, the people He’s possessed
He sought us and bought us, and counted us as blessed
And we are a temple built out of living stones
On Christ the foundation, the precious cornerstone
Yes, we are a nation and we’re His.
Verse 2
Welcome sons and daughters of the King
You chosen race, you royal priests a
People He’s possessed and called His own
We are wand’ring in a foreign land
Beware, take care, abstain from sin
Which wages war against our weary souls
Chorus 2
For we are a nation, the people He’s possessed
He sought us and bought us, and counted us as blessed
And we are a temple built out of living stones
On Christ the foundation, the precious cornerstone
We’re strangers, wayfarers, soujourners on this earth
But natives of heaven, that place of greater worth
We’re citizen’s seeking the city built by God
It’s better and by faith we see it from afar.