<P> `` I Am a Child of God '' is a Latter - day Saint hymn and song for children . The lyrics were written in 1957 by Naomi W. Randall and set to music by Mildred Tanner Pettit . The song has been translated into over 90 languages . The phrase `` I Am a Child of God '' is also used in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) as a declaration of a basic teaching of the church . </P>
<P> `` I Am a Child of God '' is a Latter - day Saint hymn and song for children . The lyrics were written in 1957 by Naomi W. Randall and set to music by Mildred Tanner Pettit . The song has been translated into over 90 languages . The phrase `` I Am a Child of God '' is also used in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) as a declaration of a basic teaching of the church . </P>
when was i am a child of god written
when was i am a child of god written
1957
1957