We have pride in how God shaped us (website only)
- Tune:
- Dim ond Iesu
- Theme:
- Justice and Peace
- Hymns on StF+:
- Hymns only online (submit to stfplus@methodistchurch.org.uk)
- Authors & translators:
- Bird, Cathy (auth)
- Metre:
- 87.87.D. (Trochaic)
We have pride in how God shaped us
Born of love in, dignity;
In the image of our maker
Each one beautiful and free.
In the colours of the rainbow
In God’s covenant of grace
Is the vision of a future
In which each can take their place
It’s a future free from hatred
Of the different and the queer
Free from ignorance and judgement
Free from phobia and fear.
God forgive our hearts for closing
And our minds for being small
And forgive us for forgetting
That your blessing is for all
So give thanks to God our maker
And give thanks to God the One
Who in Jesus lived among us
and in whom new life began.
And give thanks to God whose spirit
takes away the need to hide
In this trinity of freedom
Is the fount of joy and Pride.
Cathy Bird May 2025