299 - Children of the heav'nly Father lyrics

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.