101 Children of the Heavenly Father
[1]
Children of the heavenly Father
Safely in His bossom gather;
Nestling bird nor star in heaven
Such a refuge e er was given.
Children of the heavenly Father
Safely in His bossom 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 love they flourish;
From all evil things He spares them
In His mighty arms He bears them.
God His own doth tend and nourish
In His holy love 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.
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]
Praise the Lord in joyful numbers
Your Protector never slumbers;
At the will of your Defender
Every foeman must surrender.
Praise the Lord in joyful numbers
Your Protector never slumbers;
At the will of your Defender
Every foeman must surrender.
[5]
Though He giveth or He taketh
God His children ne er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them 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.