Verse 1:

G                                    D

Children of the heav'nly Father

      C                    ****G

Safely in His bosom gather;

          C                   ****    G

Nestling bird nor star in heaven

        D7                    G

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;