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SDA Hymnal 468

A Child of the King

Words: Harriet E. BuellMusic: John B. SumnerTune: CHILD OF THE KING11.11.11.11 with Refrain

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1My 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.

RefrainI'm a child of the King, a child of the King:
With Jesus my Savior, I'm a child of the King!

2My 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.

3I 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.

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

Scripture
Romans 8:17; 1 John 3:1; Ephesians 1:5

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The verse

Meter
10.11.11.11 · the hymnal prints 11.11.11.11 with Refrain
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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Verse 1

My Father is rich in houses and lands,˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
He holdeth the wealth of the world in His hands!˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B
His coffers are full, He has riches untold.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 2

My Father's own Son, the Savior of men,˘/˘//˘/˘˘/10A
Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them;//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘11B
But now He is pleading our pardon on high,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
That we may be His when He comes by and by.˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘11C

Verse 3

I once was an outcast stranger on earth,˘/˘˘///˘˘/10A
A sinner by choice, and an alien by birth!˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/12A
But I've been adopted, my name's written down,˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/11B
An heir to a mansion, a robe, and a crown.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 4

A tent or a cottage, why should I care?˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
They're building a palace for me over there!//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
Though exiled from home, yet still I may sing:///˘///˘˘/10B
'All glory to God, I'm a child of the King.'//˘˘//˘/˘˘/11B

Refrain

I'm a child of the King, a child of the King:/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/11A
With Jesus my Savior, I'm a child of the King!˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/12A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.