[Piano version of music] [Vocal sound file, sung by the composer] [Video, sung by the composer] [Score of song]
We may not all agree or think alike.
We may not all be wise, or look alike.
We may not all be free to act alike;
But in the love of Christ we are alike.
This church of Christ, this church you see,
What we are is family.
This is you, and this is me;
But this is us.
This song was written for Spiritual Explosion XIX, the nineteenth annual iteration of a youth rally at Riverside church of Christ in Albuquerque, NM. The theme, if you couldn’t already figure it out, is "This Is Us."
In the final section of the chorus the idea is to present one hand (“this is you”), then the other (“this is me”) and finally to clasp both hands together (“this is us”).
The term “church of Christ” is used generically, as in scripture, and not in reference to a specific denomination.