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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
D
About this Hymn
Lina Sandell was no stranger to heartache. Between 1858 and 1860 she lost her father, mother, and sister. Later in life her only child was stillborn. But she still found hope in her Lord. In 1860, she wrote in her diary, "Let me never seek any other support than yours. All other supports are unreliable, and they fail when you want to rely on them. But you are steadfast."
Lyrics
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.
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.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Lina Sandell, 1855; tr. Ernst W. Olson, 1925
Music: German folk tune; harm. Hemlandssånger, 1892
Music: German folk tune; harm. Hemlandssånger, 1892