502. 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 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
Author: Carolina Sandell Berg, 1832-1903 (abr.)
Translator: Ernst W. Olson, 1870-1958
Meter: 88 88 trochaic
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Creation and Preservation
Copyright: © 1925 Board of Publication, Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
Meter: 88 88 trochaic
Key: D Major
Source: Lofsånger och andeliga wisor, Sweden, 1873
Copyright: Public Domain



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