The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#542

542. A Child of the King

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

Refrain:
I’m a child of the King,
A child of the King;
With Jesus my Savior,
I’m a child of the King.

2 My Father’s own Son, the Savior of men,
Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them;
But now He is pleading our pardon on high,
That we may be His when He comes by and by. [Refrain]

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

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 a child of the King. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: My Father is rich in houses and lands
• Title: A Child of the King
• Author: Hattie E Buell
• Refrain First Line: I'm a child of the King
• Meter: 10. 11. 11. 11 with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: The Christian Family/Children/Youth

Tune Information

• Name: BINGHAMTON
• Composer: Rev John B Sumner (arr.)
• Meter: 10. 11. 11. 11 with Refrain
• Key: E♭ Major