Petra:Why Should The Father Bother?

“Why Should The Father Bother?”
Artist:	Petra
Albums:	Washes Whiter Than (1979)
Composers:	Bob Hartman
Lyricists:	Bob Hartman

Why should the Father bother
to call us His children?
Why should the Spirit hear it
when we pray?
Why should the Father bother
to be concerned with all our needs?
It's all because of what the Son has done

Once we were lost out on the ocean
With no direction or devotion
Tossed about by every wind and wave
Now we are in the world, not of it
And we can surely rise above it
Because the Lord has risen from the grave

Why should the Father bother
to call us His children?
Why should the Spirit hear it
when we pray?
Why should the Father bother
to be concerned with all our needs?
It's all because of what the Son has done

And we cry, 'Abba, Father'
'Abba, Father', 'Abba, Father'
'Abba, Father','Abba, Father'
'Abba, Father'

Once were strangers from the promise
We were doubters worse than Thomas
'Til the Spirit opened up our eyes
Now He has offered us adoption
And we have taken up the option
To be His family eternally

Why should the Father bother
to call us His children?
Why should the Spirit hear it
when we pray?
Why should the Father bother
to be concerned with all our needs?
It's all because of what the Son has done
It's all because of what the Son has done