You’ll find a free PDF lead sheet of this song by clicking here. It shows the original version in 3/4 time. I’ve since changed it to 4/4, which you may listen to a home recording of by clicking here. Caution: Because of the nature of the stanza progressions, you won’t offend me if you prefer not to listen to all of it.
Who are God’s true children? (3x)
All who believe.
Who will believe in God’s Son, (3x)
Unless they have heard?
Who will hear of God’s love, (3x)
Unless they are told?
Who will tell them God’s good news, (3x)
Unless somebody goes?
Who will go to tell them, (3x)
Unless someone is sent?
Who will send out tellers, (3x)
Unless somebody cares?
Who cares enough to send them, (3x)
But true children of God?
Who are God’s true children? (3x)
All who believe.
“God’s True Children” is what I would describe as a circular song. You’ll notice the progression as one word in each stanza ties it to the next stanza. Then that stanza introduces a word that will be referred to in the following stanza. And so forth and so on until the song returns to where it started: “Who are God’s true children?” in a slightly different context.
Although this song is based loosely on Romans 10:13-15, which I’ve included below, I wouldn’t have been foolish enough to try to “improve on” the Bible. I did, however, make an effort to fill in between the lines and give this idea a slightly different spin.
Romans 10:13-15
13 for every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.’
14 How then shall they call upon [him] in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe [on him] of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?
15 and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, `How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!’
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
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