Voices Together ‎#517

517. 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 safe and holy.

Text Information

• First Line: Children of the heav’nly Father
• Title: Children of the Heavenly Father
• Author: Caroline V. S. Berg
• Translator: Ernst W. Olson
• Meter: LM
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84:1-4
  ;
  Psalm 103:13-14
  ;
  Isaiah 40:11
  ;
  Romans 8:38-39
  ;
  1 John 3:1-2
• Topic: Children / Childhood; Comfort; Death and Eternal Life; Immigration and Refugees; Protection
• Source: Tryggare kan ingen vara, Andeliga Daggdroppar, 1855; trans. Ernst W. Olson (USA), The Hymnal, 1925, alt.

Tune Information

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