Children of the Heavenly Father

 

Children of the heavenly Father,
Safely in His bosom gather;
Nesting bird nor star in Heaven
Such a refuge ever was given.

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.

Neither life nor death shall ever
From the Lord His children sever;
Unto them His grace He showeth,
And their sorrows all He knoweth.

Praise the Lord in joyful numbers:
Your Protector never slumbers;
At the will of your Defender
Every foeman must surrender.

God has given, He has taken,
But his child is ne’er forsaken;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve us, pure and holy.

Though He giveth or He taketh,
God His children ne’er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them pure and holy.