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Child of God
Original Key: Eb Major MP3
Child of God is a traditional Black gospel hymn that doubles well as a song for Christmas worship services. The song captures the essence of enduring faith through hardship in its title verse, and was used as a song for slaves to communicate on the underground railroad as they escaped to freedom; undoubtedly, the song today is a testimony to spiritual freedom through faith. Our version is a simple, easy going swing, which is great for Jazz and Gospel services, and the arrangement sings through five times, with the fifth verse being a powerful restatement of “tell them I’m a child of God.”
If anybody asks you who I am,
Who I am, who I am
If anybody asks you who I am,
Tell them I’m a child of God.
The little cradle rocks tonight in glory,
In glory, in glory,
The little cradle rocks tonight in glory,
The Christ child born in glory.
Peace on Earth, Mary rock the cradle,
Mary rock the cradle, Mary rock the cradle,
Peace on Earth, Mary rock the cradle,
The Christ child born in glory.
The Christ child passing, singing softly,
Singing softly, singing softly,
The Christ child passing, singing softly,
The Christ child born in glory.
If anybody asks you who I am,
Who I am, who I am
If anybody asks you who I am,
Tell them I’m a child of God.
This arrangement copyright © 2021 One Light Music Productions.
