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 cotters are full, he has riches untold.Chorus:I'm a child of the King,a child of the King!With Jesus, my Saviour,I'm a child of the King!2.My Father's own Son, the Saviour of men,Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them;But now he is pleading for sinners on high,And will give me a home when he comes by and by. [Chorus]3.I once was an outcast, a 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. [Chorus]4.A tent or a cottage, O 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."
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Title
A Child of the King
Key
E Major
Titles
I’m a child of the King,
First Line
My Father is rich in houses and lands
Author
Hattie E. Buel
Year
1908
Composer
Rev. John B. Sumner
Hymnal
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Tune
My Father is rich in houses and lands
Metrical pattern
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Chorus
Chorus Type
Subjects
Living His Life: Assurance; Living His Life: Joy of Salvation