Evangelical Lutheran Worship ‎#781

781. Children of the Heavenly Father (Tryggare kan ingen vara)

1 Children of the heavenly 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 powers 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: Tryggare kan ingen vara (Children of the heav'nly Father)
• Title: Children of the Heavenly Father (Tryggare kan ingen vara)
• Swedish Title: Tryggare kan ingen vara
• Author: Carolina Sandell Berg, 1832-1903
• Translator: Ernst W. Olson, 1870-1958
• Meter: L M
• Language: English; Swedish, English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Topic: Trust, Guidance; Songs for Children
• Copyright: © 1925 Board of Publication, Lutheran Church in America
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
• Meter: L M
• Key: D Major