I'm No Longer An Orphan

“I’m No Longer An Orphan” I'm No Longer An Orphan is a song written by Reagan Riddle of the gospel Quartet called the Primitive Quartet. I heard it for the first time one night listening to gospel music while working on my computer.
He wrote the song to tell the story of how his daughter and her husband adopted an 11-year-old girl from an orphanage in Kazakhstan. Her mother had died, there was no record of a father, and the grandmother gave the little girl up for adoption because she couldn't take care of her. After they spent the day in the orphanage, the little girl was given a paper bag with all her belongings, which included some pins and trinkets and a pair of shoes that were too small for her. The song is about how she came to America with nothing but a paper bag and found a new family and a new hope in God. Later at 18 years of age she went on to Honduras to work in an orphanage. It's amazing how the Lord works in peoples life for his purposes. The song “I’m No Longer An Orphan” has touched the hearts of many. It speaks of transformation, redemption, and the joy of being adopted into a heavenly family. This beautiful hymn emphasizes the profound change that occurs when one turns to God and experiences His love and forgiveness. The lyrics convey the joy of being rescued from a state of spiritual destitution and finding a new identity as a child of God. Truly, it’s wonderful to be born again!

No Longer an Orphan

Once my clothes were ragged, the world looked down on me
I had no hope for tomorrow, nor for eternity.
Then grace came with mercy and heard this orphans' plea
Now I've been adopted from bondage I've been set free.

Chorus:
Now I'm no longer an orphan, Someone has rescued me
My garments no longer are tattered, my family is royalty.

I came so empty handed, no place to call my home
No one to really love me, but now look what I own.
I'm feasting on the manna that comes from God on high
And there i no shortage, there is a vast supply.