African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#298

298. My Father Is Rich in Houses and Lands (A Child of the 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.

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;
Though exiled from home, yet still may I 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: My Father Is Rich in Houses and Lands (A Child of the King)
• Author: Harriett E. Buell, 1834-1910
• Refrain First Line: I'm a child of the King
• Meter: 10.11.11 11. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:16-17
• Topic: The Christian Life: Dedication and Consecration; Testimony

Tune Information

• Name: BINGHAMTON
• Composer: John B. Sumner, 1838-1918
• Meter: 10.11.11 11. with Refrain
• Key: E♭ Major