Write 31 days: Prompt: Belong
Praise God, I belong to Him. I am His child forevermore.
Hymn: I Belong to the King
Author: Ida L. Reed
Ida Lilliard Reed, 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia. Died: July 8, 1951, Arden, West Virginia. Buried: Ebenezer Methodist Church, Arden, West Virginia. Reed is said to have written 2,000 hymns in her lifetime. In 1939, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized her “substantial contribution to American music” by awarding her a small “weekly bonus.” © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
The Lyrics
1 I belong to the King, I’m a child of His love,
I shall dwell in His palace so fair;
For He tells of its bliss in yon heaven above,
And His children in splendor shall share.
Chorus:
I belong to the King, I’m a child of His love,
And he never forsaketh His own;
He will call me some day to His palace above,
I shall dwell by His glorified throne.
2 I belong to the King, and He loves me I know,
For His mercy and kindness, so free,
Are unceasingly mine wheresoever I go,
And my refuge unfailing is He. (Chorus)
3 I belong to the King, and His promise is sure,
That we all shall be gathered at last
In His kingdom above, by life’s waters so pure,
When this life with its trials is past. (Chorus)
Source: Hymns of Faith #188
Praise the Lord, I belong to the King!
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard this hymn before. Thanks for sharing.
It’s one that is less heard but it is awesome! Beautiful words but I’ve never heard them. I like to just sit and read through some of the hymns sometimes.