Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#89

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

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

4 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Children of the heav'nly Father
• Title: Children of the Heavenly Father
• Author: Caroline Sandell Berg (1858)
• Translator: Ernest W. Olson (1925)
• Meter: 88.88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Job 1:21
  ;
  Malachi 2:10
  ;
  James 1:17
• Topic: Christians: Sonship; God: Providence

Tune Information

• Name: SANDELL
• Meter: 88.88
• Key: D Major
• Source: Song Book for Sunday School, 1871