The New Century Hymnal ‎#468

468. The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young

1 The care the eagle gives her young,
safe in her lofty nest,
Is like the tender love of God
for us made manifest.

2 As when the time to venture comes,
she stirs them out to flight,
So we are pressed to boldly try,
to strive for daring height.

3 And if we flutter helplessly,
as fledgling eagles fall,
Beneath us lift God's mighty wings
to bear us, one and all.

Text Information

• First Line: The care the eagle gives her young
• Title: The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young
• Author: R. Deane Postlethwaite (1980)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Exodus 19:4
  ;
  Deuteronomy 32:11-12
• Topic: God: Fatherhood, Motherhood of; God: Power and Majesty of; Year A: Proper 6

Tune Information

• Name: CRIMOND
• Composer: Jesse Seymour Irvine (1872)
• Harmonizer: T. C. L. Pritchard (1929)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Harmonization © 1929, Oxford University press. From the SCOTTISH PSALTER, 1929