My Father Is Rich in Houses and Lands

Verse 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.

Verse 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 sinners on high,
And will give me a home when He comes by and by.

Verse 3

I once was an out-cast, 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.

Verse 4

A tent or a cottage, O 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."

Lyrics

Verse 1

Refrain

Verse 2

Verse 3

Verse 4

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