Long ago, when Pha­raoh’s daugh­ter walked along the ri­ver­side,
In a bas­ket in the wa­ter was a ba­by, snug and dry.
Tiny ba­by! Did his mo­ther give him up so he might live?
Love that gives to save an­oth­er is a migh­ty love to give.

Christ, you of­fered us a bless­ing—what our life in you can be:
When a child is giv­en wel­come, then you also wel­come me.
In a world where child­ren suf­fer and where all need love and care,
Love that leads us to each oth­er is an an­swer to our pray­er.

God, you call us your own child­ren; we’re adopt­ed! We’re re­born!
We re­joice that through adopt­ion, hu­man bonds are al­so formed.
Bless the ones who wel­come child­ren; bless the ones who let them go.
May each child be loved and wel­comed; may each church help fa­mi­lies grow.