Child by right (John 1:12)

Verse 1 Not by striving not by goodness Not by any work of mine But by mercy freely given Through Your life divine To all who would receive You Jesus And trust in who You are You give the right to be God’s children Brought near no longer far Chorus Child of God Child in grace Loved and called and given place Not my merit Not my claim Jesus knows me by my name All my past has lost its power All my fear has lost its claim I am His and He is with me I am called by His name Bridge (spoken) But as many as recieved him To them he gave the right to become children of God To those who believe in his name Verse 2 Now my future has a Father Now my heart has found its place Now I live with open access To the kindness of Your grace No wound no lie no voice of darkness Can steal what You have done The God who made the heavens knows me And calls me as His own Chorus Child of God Child in grace Loved and called and given place Not my merit Not my claim Jesus knows me by my name All my past has lost its power All my fear has lost its claim I am His and He is with me I am called by His name Outro I am a Child of God Held forever I’m his own I am a child of God His grace has brought me home