Children of the Heavenly Father

Words: Ernst W. Olson, Lina Sandell · Music: Hemlandssånger, 1892 · 1855

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 4
Though he giveth or he taketh,
God his children ne'er forsaketh;
his the loving purpose solely
to preserve them pure and holy.

Words: Lina Sandell, 1855; tr. Ernst W. Olson, 1925 | Music: German folk tune; harm. Hemlandssånger, 1892

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