The Child of a King (Canaan Melodies #31)

A classic hymn which celebrates our place as God's children, heirs to his wondrous spiritual riches and a home on high.

LYRICS:

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.

2 My Father’s own Son, the Savior of men,
Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them;
But now He is reigning forever on high,
And will give me a home in heav’n by and by

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

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;
Though exiled from home, yet still may I sing:
All glory to God, I’m a child of the King. [REFRAIN]