I remember my father singing a chorus he had written in churches and youth camps a lot while I was growing up. The chorus he wrote was called "Child of God." It was more of a prayer that still today strikes a chord in my soul.
Tonight, I was picking around on the guitar and decided to write verses to it. While I have written 20-25 songs, I'm not sure that I have actually finished a song in the last two years. So...enjoy! I recorded the tune on my Sony Vaio lap-top. Top Quality for sure! :-) Who knows, maybe I'll rediscover the guitar.
Child of God
by Roger and Ben Durbin
CLICK TO LISTEN to me play this at 11:30pm to my laptop!
Verse 1:
I was sitting in that old church, all the family gathered round.
I was wishing I was outside, with my feet high off the ground.
I remember grandpa preaching, and grandma praying loud
And mom and dad were singing as tears fell to the ground.
They sang..
Chorus:
Lord I want to be the child of God you'd have me be
Help the world to see, more of you and less of me
Make my light to shine. Show the way to friends of mine.
I want to be the child of God, you'd have me be.
Verse 2:
Now I am a grown man with two girls all my own.
Four blue eyes look up to me, and see more than they should know
Sometimes I want to give up, and walk a road all my own
But I look down beside me to the little hands that I must hold..
And sing..
Chorus
Lord I want to be the child of God you'd have me be
Help the world to see, more of you and less of me
Make my light to shine. Show the way to friends of mine.
I want to be the child of God, you'd have me be.
Bridge:
I pray one day You take them, and call them both Your own
& that old song my daddy sang...
Please God let them make it all their own...
And sing
Chorus
Lord I want to be the child of God you'd have me be
Help the world to see, more of you and less of me
Make my light to shine. Show the way to friends of mine.
I want to be the child of God, you'd have me be.
