This hymn has gone through so many renditions over the years that you might think it is my favorite hymn. Perhaps it is. I have a soft spot in my heart for all of God’s children—my brothers and sisters—and an even softer one for those in my own family who have wandered. This piece has evolved through several versions. I believe it began as a piano solo, then became a vocal arrangement, followed by an SATB choral setting, and now a version for strings. The individual string parts are at the end of the arrangement.