The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13287

13287. Children Of The Heavenly Father

1 Children of the heav’nly Father
Safely in His bosom gather;
Nestling bird nor star in Heaven
Such a refuge e’er was given.

2 God His own doth tend and nourish;
In His holy courts they flourish;
From all evil things He spares them;
In His mighty arms He bears them.

3 Neither life nor death shall ever
From the Lord His children sever;
Unto them His grace He showeth,
And their sorrows all He knoweth.

4 Praise the Lord in joyful numbers:
Your protector never slumbers;
At the will of your defender
Every foeman must surrender.

5 Though He giveth or He taketh,
God His children ne’er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them pure and holy.

Text Information

• First Line: Children of the heav’nly Father
• Title: Children Of The Heavenly Father
• Swedish Title: Tryggare kan ingen vara
• Author: Karolina W. Sandell-Berg
• Translator: Ernest W. Olson
• Meter: LMD
• Language: English
• Source: Andeliga Daggdroppar, 1855; Tr.: The Hymnal and Order of Service, by the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America (Rock Island,IL: Augustana Book Concern, 1925)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
• Meter: LMD
• Key: D Major
• Source: Traditional Swedish Melody
• Copyright: Public Domain