‘ADOPTED’, A POEM BY STEVE PAGE

We’re blessed at Redeemer Church London to have our resident poet STEVE PAGE, who regularly brings us his unique take on verses in the Bible.

At last Sunday’s morning services, he gave us a wonderful new poem called ‘Adopted’ which was inspired by Romans 8 v12:17 - and you can read it in full here:

This is more than a friendly fraternity

This is our Father’s fearless family

We are each Holy Spirit descended

We are chosen, adopted kindred.

This is our tribe of His gracious choice

crying ‘Abba Father’ in infant chorus

Hand in hand we stand as His clan

each of us fruit of the original Abraham plan.

By His blood we are kin,

not distant cousins, but eternal siblings.

We are adopted by His choice

fellow heirs with Jesus Christ.

And we will cry out loud and proud

and then we will sing, louder and prouder.

We'll all sing together,

We'll each cry out: ‘Abba, Father,’