Junior Songs ‎#27

27. The Child of a King

1 My Father is rich in houses and lands,
He holdeth the wealth of the world in his hands!
Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold
His coffers are full, he has riches untold.

Chorus:
I'm the child of a King,
The child of a King;
With Jesus my Saviour
I'm the child of a King.

2 My Father's own Son, the Saviour from sin,
Once wander'd o'er earth as the poorest of men,
But now he is reigning forever on high,
And will give me a home in heaven by and by. [Chorus]

3 I once was an outcast stranger on earth,
A sinner by choice, an alien by birth!
But I've been adopted, my name's written down,
An heir to a mansion, a robe and a crown. [Chorus]

4 A tent or a cottage, why should I care?
They're building a palace for me over there!
Tho' exiled from home, yet, still I may sing:
All glory to God, I'm the child of a King. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: My Father is rich in houses and lands
• Title: The Child of a King
• Author: Hattie E. Buell
• Refrain First Line: I'm the child of a King
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Copyright: Copyright, 1881, by John J. Hood

Tune Information

• Name: [My Father is rich in houses and lands]
• Composer (melody): Rev. John B. Sumner
• Key: E♭ Major