I Am a Child of God
Author: Naomi W. Randall
Composer: Mildred Tanner Pettit
Languages (123)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Afrikaans: Ek Is ’n Kind van God
- Albanian: Fëmi’ i Per’ndis’ Jam
- American Sign Language (ASL): I Am a Child of God
- Amharic: የእግዚአብሔር ልጅ ነኝ
- Arabic: انا ابنٌ لله
- Armenian (East): ԱՍՏԾՈ ԶԱՎԱԿՆ ԵՄ
- Aymara: Diosan Wawapätwa
- Bambara: Ne Ye Matigi Den Ye
- Basque: Jainkoaren haur bat naiz
- Bemba: Ndi Mwana Wakwa Lesa
- Bikolano: Aki Ako nin Dios
- Bislama: Mi pikinini blong God
- Bulgarian: Чедо на Бога съм
- Cantonese: I Am a Child of God
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Ako Anak sa Dios
- Chamorro: Patgon Yuus Yu
- Chinese (Simplified): 我是神的孩子
- Chinese (Traditional): 我是神的孩子
- Chuukese: Ngang Emon Noun Kot
- Comorian: Miyimi Mwana Wa Mgu
- Croatian: Božje sam dijete ja
- Czech: Já Boží dítě jsem
- Danish: Jeg er Guds kære barn
- Dutch: Ik ben een kind van God
- Efik: Ami ndi eyen Abasi
- English: I Am a Child of God
- English Braille: ⠠⠊ ⠠⠁⠍ ⠁ ⠠⠡⠊⠇⠙ ⠷ ⠠⠛⠕⠙
- Estonian: Olen Jumala laps
- Fante: Meyɛ Nyame Ne Ba
- Fijian: Au Luve ni Kalou
- Finnish: Oon lapsi Jumalan
- French: Je suis enfant de Dieu
- French (French Polynesia): E Tamarii Au na te Atua ra
- Georgian: მე შვილი ვარ ღვთისა
- German: Ich bin ein Kind von Gott
- Greek: Είμαι Θεού παιδί
- Guarani: Che Ha’e Petei Tupa Ra’y
- Gusii (Kisii): Inche N’omwana Onyasae
- Haitian Creole: M’se Pitit Bondye
- Hiligaynon: Ako Anak Sang Dios
- Hmong: Kuv Yog Vajtswv Me Nyuam
- Hungarian: Isten gyermeke vagyok
- Icelandic: Guðs barnið eitt ég er
- Igbo: A Bụ M Nwa Chineke
- Ilokano: Siak nga Anak ti Dios
- Indonesian: Aku Anak Allah
- Italian: Sono un figlio di Dio
- Japanese: 神の子です
- Japanese (Hiragana): 神の子です
- Japanese (Kanji): 神の子です
- Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel): Yin in Ralc’ual ri Dios
- Kazakh: Құдай баласымын
- Kekchi: Laaʼin jun ralal li Dios
- Khmer (Cambodian): ខ្ញុំជាកូនរបស់ព្រះ
- Kiribati (Gilbertese): Ngai Natin Te Atua
- Kongo (Kikongo): Muke Mwana Nzambi
- Korean: 난 하나님의 자녀
- Kosraean: Nga Tuhlihk Nuhtin God
- Kpelle: Ngáa Kpɔ́ A Yâla-nóŋ
- Kuna: An Pab Tummad Mimmi
- Laotian: ເຮົາເປັນລູກຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ
- Latvian: Es esmu Dieva bērns
- Lingala: Ngai mwana wa Nzambe
- Lithuanian: Dievo vaikas aš
- Malagasy: Zanaky ny Ray aho
- Maltese: Jien Iben Alla
- Mam: Ayinwey Tc’wal Te Dios
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Wǒ shì Shén di háizi
- Mandinka: N Mu Ala La Dindiŋo Le Ti
- Marathi: मी एक परमेरंबरांचे लेकरू
- Marshallese: Nā Nejin Anij
- Mauritian Creole: Mo Ene Zenfant Bondié
- Maya (Yucatec): Ten u Pal Hahal Dios
- Mongolian: Би Бурханы хүүхэд
- Mossi: Mam Yaa Wẽnnaam Biiga
- Multiple languages: I Am a Child of God
- Navajo: God Beʼewééʼ Nishłį́
- Niuean: Tama He Atua Au
- Nivaclé: Lhâôsyish Jâô Pa Dios
- Norwegian: Jeg er Guds kjære barn
- Pampango (Kapampangan): Anak Na Ku Ning Dios
- Pangasinan: Siak So Anak Na Dios
- Persian (Iran) (Farsi): [Unknown title]
- Pohnpeian: Ngehi me Seri en Koht
- Polish: Jam dzieckiem Boga jest
- Portuguese: Sou um Filho de Deus
- Quechua (Bolivia): Diospa Wawan Kani
- Quechua (Peru): Yayaq Wawanmi Kani
- Quiche: In jun Ralc’ual ri Dios
- Quichua (Ecuador): Diospaj Churi Cani
- Rarotongan (Cook Islands Maori): E Tama Au Na Te Atua
- Romanian: Copil al Domnului
- Rotuman: Gou Le’ ’On ’Ạitu
- Russian: Божие я дитя
- Rwanda: Nd’Umwana W’ Imana
- Samoan: O le Atua lo‘u Tamā
- Serbian: Божје сам дете ја
- Shona: Ndiri Mwana waMwari
- Slovak: Ja som dieťa Božie
- Slovenian: Božji sem otrok
- Spanish: Soy un hijo de Dios
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠎⠕⠽ ⠥⠝ ⠓⠊⠚⠕ ⠙⠑ ⠠⠙⠊⠕⠎
- Swahili: Mimi Mwana wa Mungu
- Swazi: Ngingumntfwana Wa Nkulunkulu
- Swedish: Jag är Guds lilla barn
- Tagalog: Ako ay Anak ng Diyos
- Tahitian: Nā te Atua vau
- Telugu: [Unknown title]
- Thai: ฉันลูกพระผู้เป็นเจ้า
- Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian): Mi Pikinini Tru B’long Papa God Antap
- Tongan: Fānau Au ʻa e ʻOtua
- Tswana (Setswana): Ke Ngwana wa Modimo
- Turkish: Tanrı Çocuğuyum
- Twi: Meyɛ Onyame Ba
- Ukrainian: Я Божеє дитя
- Urdu: [Unknown title]
- Vietnamese: Tôi Là Con Đức Chúa Cha
- Waray: Ako Anak han D’yos
- Wolof: Doomu Yàlla Laa
- Xhosa: Ndingumtwana Kathix’
- Yapese: ’I Gag ’E Bitir Ku Got
- Zulu: Ngi Ngane Kankulunkulu
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1957 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: De Kinderen Zingen (1951), no. 8.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. I am a child of God, And he has sent me here, Has given me an earthly home With parents kind and dear.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, Help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do To live with him someday.
2. I am a child of God, And so my needs are great; Help me to understand his words Before it grows too late.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, Help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do To live with him someday.
3. I am a child of God. Rich blessings are in store; If I but learn to do his will, I’ll live with him once more.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, Help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do To live with him someday.
4. I am a child of God. His promises are sure; Celestial glory shall be mine If I can but endure.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, Help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do To live with him someday.
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