Joseph's prayer of adoption

Would you like to hear a story, child?
Come sit upon my knee
This is how your life began
How we became a family
Within your mother's womb
Another father gave the seed
But she couldn't care for you alone
And God has chosen me
O the Father woke me from my dreams
And in my heart a love conceived
Will you take this child as your own?
Will you give this child a home?
All the love that he deserves I want him to receive
To know the Father's love in this family

So I'll set down my hammer
Now to hold you in my hands
Do you know how much I love you?
O with time you'll understand
How to build a house of prayer
How to serve your family
And how to thank our God for giving us the bread we eat
O the greatest gift I have received
When God entrusted you to me

When I took you, child, as my own
Gave my heart to be your home
All the love that you deserve I want you to receive
To share the Father's love in this family

You have taught me
What it means to become Godʼs family
He did not leave us orphans, He welcomed us
To be His adopted daughters and sons

When you took us Lord as your own
To give every child a home
Heaven's love so undeserved you willed us to receive
To know the Father's love
To reveal the Father's love
Joining us as one in this family