lyrics: Elbert Smelt & Frank
Music: Niek, Johan & Elbert Smelt
Intro
|E |B |A |A C#m B |
|E |B |A |A C#m B |
Verse 1
E G#m
God of light
A B
Father since eternity
E G#m
loving; kind
A B
It’s a miracle I’ve come to see
C#m
You wait for me
G#m
You run to me
F#m A B
You clothe me with salvation-colours
C#m G#m
You seal your love with your never-ending grace
F#m A B
when you show me face to face…
Chorus
E
I am your child
B A C#m B
sons and daughters of a loving GOD
E
Daddy reach out
B A C#m B
come and hold me in your loving arms
Instrumental 1
|E |B |A |A C#m B |
|E |B |A |A C#m B |
Verse 2
E G#m
I realise
A B
A hole inside me proves it
E G#m
Can’t live my life
A B
without your love to fill it up
C#m
You welcome me
G#m
and comfort me
F#m A B
You father me in firm assurance
C#m G#m
And you guide me home and help me find the way
F#m A B
To a place where I can say…
Chorus
E
I am your child
B A C#m B
sons and daughters of a loving GOD
E
Daddy reach out
B A C#m B
come and hold me in your loving arms
E
I am your child
B A C#m B
sons and daughters of a loving GOD
E
Daddy reach out
B A B C#m
come and hold me in your loving arms
Bridge
D
From death to life
F#m
from night to day
E
Once guilty, now by grace
D A
I am justified, forgiven
Bsus B
and I’m adopted as your son
Repeat bridge
Alternative chorus
|E B |A |
I am your child
|E B |A |
Daddy reach out
|E B |A |
I am your child
|E B |A |
Daddy reach out
Instrumental 2
|C#m |B |G#m |A B |
|C#m |G#m |F#m |A B |
Chorus
E
I am your child
B A C#m B
sons and daughters of a loving GOD
E
Daddy reach out
B A C#m B
come and hold me in your loving arms
E
I am your child
B A C#m B
sons and daughters of a loving GOD
E
Daddy reach out
B A B C#m
come and hold me in your loving arms
Repeat chorus
Outro
|E |B |A |A C#m B |
|E |B |A |A C#m B |
|E |
