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Children of the Heavenly Father
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 pure and holy.
Sung to
- TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA — Traditional Swedish melody · L.M.
- DUKE STREET — John Hatton · L.M.
- ERHALT UNS, HERR, BEI DEINEM WORT — German, 16th century · L.M.
- HAMBURG — Lowell Mason · L.M.
- MELCOMBE — Samuel Webbe · L.M.
- OLIVE'S BROW — William B. Bradbury · L.M.
- PUER NOBIS NASCITUR — Michael Praetorius · L.M.
- ROCKINGHAM (MASON) — Lowell Mason · L.M.
- ROCKINGHAM (MILLER) — Edward Miller · L.M.
- ST. CROSS — John Bacchus Dykes · L.M.
- TALLIS` CANON — Thomas Tallis · L.M.
- UXBRIDGE — Lowell Mason · L.M.
- WINCHESTER NEW — Winchester New · L.M.
Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ABERYSTWYTH (PARRY), ANGELUS, BRESLAU, FEDERAL STREET, GERMANY, MARYTON, MENDON, MORNING HYMN, OLD 100TH, QUEBEC, THE FIRST NOEL, VOM HIMMEL HOCH, WOODWORTH.
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- Topics Trust, Comfort, Assurance, Providence
- Public domain published before 1931
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