Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#257

257. 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 Praise the Lord in joyful numbers,
your Protector never slumbers;
at the will of your Defender
ev'ry foeman must surrender.

5 Though he giveth or he taketh,
God his children ne'er forsaketh;
his the loving purpose solely
to preserve them pure and holy.

6 More secure is no one ever
than the loved ones of the Savior;
not yon star on high abiding
nor the bird in home-nest hiding.

Text Information

• First Line: Children of the heav'nly Father
• Title: Children of the Heavenly Father
• Author: Carolina v. Sandell Berg (ca. 1855)
• Translator: Ernst W. Olson (1925)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84
  ;
  Psalm 103:13-14
• Topic: Children's Hymns; Church: Security of; God: As Guardian; Providence
• Copyright: © 1925 Board of Publication, Lutheran Church in America, renewed 1963. Reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
• Arranger: Marc Hedlin (1976)
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Traditional Swedish melody