Verse 1
E 
My Father is rich in houses and lands, 
    B                                      E 
He holdeth the wealth of the world in His hands! 
                            A 
Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold, 
    E                        B7 
His coffers are full, He has riches untold. 
  
Refrain
E 
I’m a child of the King, 
  E 
A child of the King: 
  
With Jesus my Savior, 
A      B7          E 
I’m a child of the King. 
  
Verse 2
E 
My Father’s own Son, the Savior of men, 
      B                                   E 
Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them; 
                           A 
But now He is pleading our pardon on high, 
     E                       B7 
That we may be His, when He comes by and by. 
  
Refrain
E 
I’m a child of the King, 
  E 
A child of the King: 
  
With Jesus my Savior, 
A      B7          E 
I’m a child of the King. 
  
Verse 3
E 
I once was an outcast stranger on earth, 
   B                            E 
A sinner by choice, an alien by birth, 
                          A 
But I’ve been adopted, my name’s written down, 
    E                   B7 
An heir to a mansion, a robe and a crown. 
  
Refrain
E 
I’m a child of the King, 
  E 
A child of the King: 
  
With Jesus my Savior, 
A      B7          E 
I’m a child of the King.