Not another song!!!

Yes - following the rapturous reception of my previous poetic offerings, here is a song that I wrote (many years ago, now!) at the request of my dear wife. It is sung to the beautifully haunting melody of the song The Dark Island. However since, furth of Scotland, not too many people might be familiar with that melody, I've included a live recording of Joyce singing it. The recording took place at one of the concerts I arranged to support the work of (then) Revival Radio - precursor of Revival FM. Joyce is accompanied by a piano quintet in which our elder daughter plays violin (and it was she who wrote this particular arrangement of the music!).



Child of the King

I’m a child of the King, I’ve been born from above.
I’ve been filled with His grace, I’m embraced by His love.
All my sins are forgiven; I’ve joy in my heart
Since I gave my life to You, my Lord Jesus.

O Jesus, my Saviour, my Friend, and my Lord;
I have trusted in You as it says in Your Word.
I’ve been filled by Your Spirit, I’m kept by Your power;
And I’ll worship none but You, my Lord Jesus

Jesus died there, at Calvary, on man’s cruel tree;
And the death that He died was for you and for me.
But He rose from the grave; is exalted on high;
And He lives for evermore, my Lord Jesus.

O Jesus, my Saviour, my Friend, and my Lord;
I have trusted in You as it says in Your Word.
I’ve been filled by Your Spirit, I’m kept by Your power;
And I’ll worship none but You, my Lord Jesus