Hymns for the Living Church ‎#323

323. My Father Is Rich in Houses and Lands

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 reigning forever on high,
And will give me a home in heav'n by and by. (Refrain)

3 I once was an outcast stranger on earth,
A sinner by choice, 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
• Author: Harriet E. Buell (1877)
• Refrain First Line: I'm a child of the King
• Meter: 10 11 11 11 Ref.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:16-17
• Topic: Funeral; God the Father: Care and Guidance; Testimony, Hymns of

Tune Information

• Name: BINGHAMTON
• Composer: John B. Sumner (1877)
• Meter: 10 11 11 11 Ref.
• Key: E♭ Major