Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#56

56. 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: Caroline V. Sandell-Berg (1855)
• Translator: Ernst W. Olson (1925)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Psalm 92:12-13
  ;
  Isaiah 40:3-11
  ;
  John 10:27-30
  ;
  Romans 8:28-39
• Topic: God the Father, Creator: Praise

Tune Information

• Name: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Swedish folk melody