Tryggare kan ingen vara

Tryggare kan ingen vara (English version: "Children of the Heavenly Father") is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Lina Sandell circa 1850, and published in 1855 , where the writer was credited as anonymous. It was recorded by Carola Häggkvist in 1998 on the album "Blott en dag" .^[1] It has also been used in the film soundtrack for the 1987 film "More About the Children of Noisy Village".^[2]

The melody has been credited to a Swedish version of a German folktune, but in two different melodies are credited, one 1919 A melody by , and another credited as a "folk ktune". It's usually heard at baptisms, sometimes even during funerals and Christmas.

In 1925, the song got lyrics in English, as Children of the Heavenly Father, written by Ernst W. Olson.

Publications[]

• as number 87 med 10 verses entitled "Guds barns trygghet".
• as number 51 under the lines Sånger af allmänt innehåll, with five verses, entitled "Guds barns trygghet".
• as number 393, 6 verses, under the lines "Kristi kyrka" in a version credited .
• as number 45 under the lines "Guds barns trygghet".
• as number 194 under the lines "Guds barns trygghet"
• as number 89 under the lines "Frälsningen".
• as number 326 under the lines "Guds barns trygghet".
• as number 622, additional songs for under the lines "Det kristliga troslivet: Troslivet i hem och samhälle: Det kristna hemmet: Äkta makar + några okända rubriker".
• as number 134 under the lines "Guds barns glädje och trygghet"
• as number 356 under the lines "Jubel, erfarenhet och vittnesbörd"
• 1929/31, as number 130 under the lines "Trosvisshet och barnaskap"
• as number 356
• as number 345
• as number 352 under the lines "Nådens ordning: Trosliv och helgelse".
• as number 540 under the lines "Barnsånger".
• as number 513 under the lines "Barn".
• as number 344
• as number 513, verses 1-5.
• as number 423 under the lines " - Erfarenhet och vittnesbörd"
• Den svenska psalmboken 1986 , , and under the lines "Förtröstan - trygghet" as number 248.
• as number 750 under the lines "Barn och ungdom".
• Barnens svenska sångbok, 1999, under the lines "Hemma i världen".
• All God's People Sing. Song number 80 in English by Bobb, Barry, published St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1992, 316 pp. All God's People Sing. is a Christian children's songbook

Misheard lyrics[]

According to the book , some children have misheard the lyrics:

• Bryggare kan ingen vara
• Trygga räkan (kan) ingen vara ^[3][4]
• Tryggare kan ingen vara, än Guds lilla barn i Skara

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