The Concordia Choir -Children of the Heavenly Father arr. René Clausen

[@nonenowherebye]

I was at Holden Village one summer. Earlier in the summer, a family had visited to fulfill their child's final wish. Later in the summer, after the child had passed, they returned to scatter the ashes. There wasn't an announcement, or official time on the schedule, but a memorial was held in the village center. Probably 200 people showed up for it, and this hymn was sung. One of the most sacred moments of my life. Everyone in the Village Center was in tears, but the song continued.

[@lianecornils6603]

Lmfao. You’re a real ass.

[@lianecornils6603]

Ashes day care. 💩🏛️🏩👨‍⚕️. Good luck. All you got is words. They can deter us. ✝️

[@lianecornils6603]

Let the song continue. Wis. Con. Sin.

[@lianecornils6603]

If that were only true. None here. Oh. Your here. I see you everyday. 🚶🏾‍♂️👨‍⚕️👮🏿‍♀️.

[@avrilandreucci2742]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

[@carolynjacobs8985]

50+ years ago when I sang with the children’s choir in church my mother would tell me how many people in service would have tears in their eyes. I now am moved to tears by the eternal truth of this most beautiful song. ThankYou 2:39

[@davidhubbell4980]

I attended Concordia College in New York (now closed) and heard this song many times. I don't think that I have ever heard a rendition as beautiful as this one. Wow.

[@zippy987]

"Nestling bird nor star in heaven Such a refuge e'er was given." A beautiful hymn with a beautiful message.

[@lianecornils8733]

Isnt that karma.

[@puddingface5585]

@@lianecornils8733How can it be karma? It’s not a Christian concept anyway.

[@lianecornils6603]

That’s the prettiest choir I ever heard. 😇

[@tomfinland9572]

One of the most beautiful songs posted on KZbin ... Contemporary "Christian" music couldn't hold a candle to this gorgeous song ---- lyrics posted below by someone. Pure poetry at its finest and of course, the singers are the BEST.

[@michaelcollier2527]

one of my all time favorite hyms I sang this for my foster mother's funeral

[@darrenschieman2180]

Such a beautiful hymn. I remember many a time singing this hymn to my two children before putting them to bed.

[@dlgo3251]

Powerful ending! All the way up 'der in Northern Minnesohta. :)

[@brianbaumgarn5795]

I have just finished listening to about two hours of Luther's Nordic Choir and Concordia's choir. It isn't too far from the gate to heaven if you ask me. Both have a blend of voices that cut right to the quick. I don't know why I would sit listening with tears in my eyes for that long, but God help me, I love it so. Keep singing, young people.

[@lianecornils8733]

Blending is key one loud one trying to get noticed spoils the whole team effort.😘🎼🎹🎵

[@mjmacmtenor]

@@lianecornils8733 But the special thing is that they are "blended" but also sing with a strong full sound (a rare and special combination!)

[@duanewestergaard4340]

Had to listen to this after what happened down in Nashville today😢

[@jennywaldensi4868]

Rene Clausen and the Concordia Choir present beautiful, Biblical hymns that are almost 'gone' from most church gatherings today. Thank you!

[@lianecornils8733]

Mostly gone. 😉

[@nae1777]

I remember singing this song when I was 7 or 8 at the Lutheran elementary school I attended. It was for the funeral of a child in the church who’d passed away. I can’t imagine losing a child, but what comfort knowing your child is safe with his Heavenly Father!

[@nonenowherebye]

I was once at Holden Village, a Lutheran centre in the Cascade Mountains. That summer, a family came up to spread the ashes of their child who had loved the place. While it wasn't on the official schedule, a memorial was held for the family. 200+ people showed up to support the family, through word of mouth alone. This was one of the hymns sung, and by the end of it, there was not a dry eye in the place.

[@duanewestergaard4340]

GodBless You🙏

[@duanewestergaard4340]

GodBless You 🙏

[@nae1777]

@@nonenowherebye Would that have been in the mid 1970's by any chance?

[@nonenowherebye]

@@nae1777 In this case, it was in or around 2006.

[@DeborahHodge]

Wow! Just beautiful! Saving...

[@nicknaumann938]

I can't stop crying, and that's a good thing. Thank you

[@ernestoross]

Superior blend of voices, excellent staggered breathing, and Concordia does not take a backseat to any choir. The pronunciations of "evil" is right-on. Perfect pause before the most important verse of the Hymn, "Though He giveth or He taketh, God His children ne'er forsaketh!" Thank you for a superior rendition!

[@TheApostleofRock]

This arrangement is absolutely splendid. the last 40 seconds or so are marvelous. Excellent performance to boot

[@Kramttin]

Amen! 🙏

[@bobbyashmore1750]

TRUE GODLY MUSIC!THIS SONG HAS GOT ME OUT OF A SUICIDAL STATE MANY A TIME!GOD BLESS ALL THE CHOIR MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR POSTING!

[@spierce700]

Amazing words amazing rendition

[@jnet59]

Outstanding, moving!! This is one of the finest college choirs in the World! Concordia and St. Olaf is what I think of when I measure a choir's excellence. Of course it doesn't hurt to have the level of talent that comes to them. My college director studied with the Christiansens and was a big fan of their music. Thanks Concordia for maintaining such a history of fine singing.

[@brianbaumgarn5795]

You are 100% right. I live right across the border in S. Dakota and have lived in Minnesota. Between Iowa, and Minnesota we have some of the best choirs going, and that isn't trying to take anything away from anyone else. always such a joy to listen to.

[@bgknowable]

Thank you for holding true the Luther hymnal suggestions for male and female verses... And then the chorus... Blessed...

[@bgknowable]

All my spelling errors are cultural...

[@davidhubbell1687]

Incredibly beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. I went to Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, and they had a great choir, but the Concordia, Moorhead choir is awesome!

[@catherinestange3253]

And I went to Concordia, River Forest, Illinois. Same there. We had very good choirs. Concordia, Moorhead has a wonderful choir, and this is the most beautiful arrangement of this hymn that I have ever heard.

[@mugsgang]

Brings back sweet memories of my Swedish heritage. Granny Osterberg was Norwegian and Grandpa Was Swedish.

[@Wordchipper]

Absolutely terrific! I was at the broadcast of a Prairie Home Companion when Mr. Clausen directed the Concordia Choir to accompany Garrison Keillor as he did a reading about a Norwegian immigrant school teacher in North Dakota who ended up at Concoridia. And will never forget Rene Clausons work as director of our Olivet choir.

[@burizaemon9305]

thank you for posting this beautiful song..

[@bettrinatruitt1648]

Beautiful! Love the blue velvet. Royal blue is the loyal hue of Heaven.

[@davidhubbell4980]

Absolutely beautiful. I attended Concordia College in New York many years ago, and the choir always concluded their concerts with this piece.

[@mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (October 4, Pentecost 19), I filled in at a local Lutheran Church. I played this as the Hymn of the Day. It is #781 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.

[@sofiasodergardakesson5952]

Really beautiful version of this beautiful hymn 💖 The name of the Swedish original is ”Tryggare kan ingen vara”, which can be translated as ”Nobody can be safer/more secure” (or something like that, while i understand english like my own language im not very good expressing myself in it!). It is one of the absolutely most loved and famous Swedish hymns, along with ”Blott en dag” (which translate as ”Just one day” or ”Day by day”, but i dont know if there is an english version, although that is likely) and ”O store Gud” (”How great Thou art”, which is actually Swedish although i know it is extremely popular and loved in the United States and probably the whole world). Even those Swedes who are non-religious often know ”Tryggare kan ingen vara” and ”Blott en dag” by heart!

[@grantbratrud4949]

Right here in Minnesota! Great rendition of one of the all time greatest hymns. Mt 19,14.

[@dennisholt6432]

All I can ay is excellent! Praise God for you preparation, training, execution and performance = to God and His Glory!

[@lancedecuir9079]

Stunning. Just t stunning/

[@karlafisher4317]

So beautiful!

[@eggadfly]

My grandmother sang this in Swedish as a lullaby.

[@mkl62]

It's me, again. Today (May 22), I played this for Sunday School Assembly. I did so because our Lesson for today was taken from Luke:18:15-17 and Mark 10:13-16. If this is your Scripture of the Day, this hymn is a good one to compliment it. Another one is "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me." Doesn't matter the denomination.

[@lianecornils8733]

We all need to follow in this clear instruction of how to tend to our children.. rip gilbert,

[@JohnSmith-fp4ek]

I forgot to add, this hymn gives me peace.

[@lianecornils6603]

I believe in this. Totally.

[@dlgo3251]

Truly beautiful. This is always been a meaningful song to me.

[@dianaelise554]

Beautiful

[@janeitasmith56]

Thank you,beautiful,well done. AMEN.

[@taterbrains279]

Goodness, Concordia have such impeccable balance and blend. You just don't find choirs with such strong individual sections on the level of Concordia. And their chemistry with one another is absolutely astonishing.

[@lianecornils905]

taterbrains2 that's the Lutherans. Perfection

[@conniealsip7530]

My alna mater!

[@brianbaumgarn5795]

Find National Public TV before Christmas. Each year Concordia, St. Olaf and Bethel University have their Christmass concerts on. Those three choirs are good enough for anyone. And, St. Olaf has many choirs.

[@lianecornils905]

taterbrains That's those Lutherans 😉

[@Reaction_60]

The only thing that could possibly have made this gorgeous rendition better would have been a reflective silence after the final note.

[@19553129]

Thank - You for posting This .

[@Reaction_60]

Not only is there good music in Heaven, but also there is a bit of Heaven in good music.

[@Kramttin]

Yet another beautiful Swedish hymn - "Tryggare kan ingen vara"- I had no idea had an English translation. Day by day - "Blott en dag" - was the first translated hymn I learned existed.

[@maestroz25]

Kramttin yes, I'm familiar with Blott en dag. Our church choir has performed it, However, i don't have video of it.

[@Kramttin]

By now I must say I'm really not that surprised that you know of Blott en dag. It is also a Lutheran hymn, and the lyrics are also written by the same woman. 😊 Too bad you don't have a video of you performing Blott en dag. I would have loved to hear it. But I must say this very arrangement of Children of the heavenly father is one of the very best I ever heard. It's amazing. Thank you! 🌸

[@gdsandkes8912]

I see there are a few more verses, but that final chorus ending with 'Holy" is moving. Children of the heav?nly Father Safely in His bosom gather Nestling bird nor star in Heaven Such a refuge e?er 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 Though He giveth or He taketh God His children ne?er forsaketh His, the loving purpose solely To preserve them, pure and holy Lo, their very hairs He numbers And no daily care encumbers Them that share His ev?ry blessing And His help in woes distressing Praise the Lord in joyful numbers Your Protector never slumbers At the will of your Defender Ev?ry foeman must surrender Children of the heav?nly Father Safely in His bosom gather Nestling bird nor star in Heaven Such a refuge e?er was given

[@Songster597]

Magnificent!

[@JamesQuinones]

Simply amazing!

[@dartin537]

Beautiful!!!

[@johnrehfeld2129]

Yes, it is beautiful. Two years ago this night my 22-year old granddaughter was tortured and killed by two men she thought were friends. This song is one of the few things I can listen to that will ease the pain.

[@bradcorban]

Excellent.

[@lianecornils8733]

Supper clubs will be addressed by my Lord through me.

[@lianecornils8733]

Have a sweet week!

[@JamesQuinones]

I also liked at 1:12 I believe, the chords are amazing!

[@PruWillDo]

superb

[@102163srj]

A good hymn for Respect Life Sunday.

[@danbale4160]

A gorgeous performance. I only wish it had been recorded with better equipment and less background noise.

[@maestroz25]

Dan Bale I did not have access to the audio from the recording engineer, nor were 4K cameras available at that time. I didn’t purchase a 4K camera until December of 2014. I now have seven 4K cameras and every event now is recorded with pro audio gear.

[@maestroz25]

Here is the most recent recording of the choir: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqOwo6aJa896h6c

[@lianecornils6603]

I didn’t miss a call. I took the call. ✝️😄

[@lindarice4695]

Beautiful hymns teach us. Nowadays so much music is emotion based and not truth based

[@lianecornils905]

God his own, doth tend and nourish, in his holy court they flourish. That's how you can be sure.

[@JohnSmith-fp4ek]

I had a grandchild who was murdered five years ago by two men who were hired by her ex-boyfriend. She was 22 years old at the time. She was gone for a year before a woman who knew about her abduction and murder stepped forward and told the authorities because her conscience nagged her until she couldn't take it any more. My granddaughter was a sweet young woman and certainly a child of God. May she rest in peace.

[@lianecornils905]

Ah, when I don't plug into hose, I can here it! Thank you Lord. For sparing me from all evil things.

[@lianecornils905]

Is the UW looking f r something from Liane ?

[@laurenbahr3556]

I can't figure out how to send you a song or 2

[@lianecornils8733]

Wow..

[@lianecornils905]

My little Rose 👼

[@lianecornils8733]

The ten commandments makes that preservation so clear. Shame some just can't quite get it.

[@lianecornils905]

Trust in His ways, and lean not on your own understanding. It's. Huge,..to quote our great president. Huge.

[@barbarawinters6844]

Children of the heav?nly Father Safely in His bosom gather Nestling bird nor star in Heaven Such a refuge e?er 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 Though He giveth or He taketh God His children ne?er forsaketh His, the loving purpose solely To preserve them, pure and holy Lo, their very hairs He numbers And no daily care encumbers Them that share His ev?ry blessing And His help in woes distressing Praise the Lord in joyful numbers Your Protector never slumbers At the will of your Defender Ev?ry foeman must surrender Children of the heav?nly Father Safely in His bosom gather Nestling bird nor star in Heaven Such a refuge e?er was given Source: LyricFind Children of the Heavenly Father lyrics © Mike Curb Music, Capitol Christian Music Group

[@lianecornils8733]

Goldstar

[@lianecornils6603]

I agree 😄. But it won’t change it.

[@lianecornils8733]

Rip Olivia's and Gilbert..

[@lianecornils8733]

😊

[@lianecornils6603]

❓✝️🫶🚌

[@karmacounselor]

When was this recorded?

[@maestroz25]

karmacounselor in October of 2013

[@karmacounselor]

Thanks, it's just that their hair looks 1970s. I was planning to go to Concordia back then. This hymn is so touching. I found it is a turkish tv show, Subat. I wrote to the composer and asked about it and she said that the tune is very old and is a lullabye in Turkey. Because Turkey is the home of Nicea, Ephesus and the Galatians as well as the churches in the Book Of Revelations, this hymn now has an even greater meaning to me, as a prayer, that all would know our Heavenly Father through Jesus, the water of life. In Turkey they say "may the water go with you". May Jesus be their water too.

[@karmacounselor]

SINGING WITH THE LUTHERANS by Garrison Keillor I have made fun of Lutherans for years - who wouldn't, if you lived in Minnesota ? But I have also sung with Lutherans and that is one of the main joys of life, along with hot baths and fresh sweet corn. We make fun of Lutherans for their blandness, their excessive calm, their fear of giving offense, their lack of speed and also for their secret fondness for macaroni and cheese. But nobody sings like they do. If you ask an audience in New York City , a relatively Lutheranless place, to sing along on the chorus of 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore', they will look daggers at you as if you had asked them to strip to their under-wear. But if you do this among Lutherans they'll smile and row that boat ashore and up on the beach! And down the road! Lutherans are bred from childhood to sing in four-part harmony. It's a talent that comes from sitting on the lap of someone singing alto or tenor or bass and hearing the harmonic intervals by putting your little head against that person's rib cage. It's natural for Lutherans to sing in harmony. We're too modest to be soloists, too worldly to sing in unison. When you're singing in the key of C and you slide into the A7th and D7th chords, all two hundred of you, it's an emotionally fulfilling moment. I once sang the bass line of Children of the Heavenly Father in a room with about three thousand Lutherans in it; and when we finished, we all had tears in our eyes, partly from the promise that God will not forsake us, partly from the proximity of all those lovely voices By our joining in harmony, we somehow promise that we will not forsake each other. I do believe this: These Lutherans are the sort of people you could call up when you're in deep distress. If you're dying, they'll comfort you. If you're lonely, they'll talk to you. And if you're hungry, they'll give you tuna salad! The following list was compiled by a 20th century Lutheran who, observing other Lutherans, wrote down exactly what he saw or heard: 1. Lutherans believe in prayer, but would practically die if asked to pray out loud. 2. Lutherans like to sing, except when confronted with a new hymn or a hymn with more than four stanzas. 3. Lutherans believe their pastors will visit them in the hospital, even if they don't notify them that they are there. 4. Lutherans usually follow the official liturgy and will feel it is their way of suffering for their sins. 5. Lutherans believe in miracles and even expect miracles, especially during their stewardship visitation programs or when passing the plate. 6. Lutherans feel that applauding for their children's choirs would make the kids too proud and conceited. 7. Lutherans think that the Bible forbids them from crossing the aisle while passing the peace. 8. Lutherans drink coffee as if it were the Third Sacrament.. 9. Some Lutherans still believe that an ELCA bride and an LC-MS groom make for a mixed marriage. (For those of you who are not Lutherans, ELCA is Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and LC-MS is Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, two different divisions of the same Protestant religion.. And when and where I grew up in Minnesota , intermarriage between the two was about as popular as Lutherans and Catholics marrying.) 10. Lutherans feel guilty for not staying to clean up after their own wedding reception in the Fellowship Hall. 11. Lutherans are willing to pay up to one dollar for a meal at church. 12. Lutherans think that Garrison Keillor stories are totally factual. 13. Lutherans still serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical color of the season and think that peas in a tuna noodle casserole add a little too much color. 14. Lutherans believe that it is OK to poke fun at themselves and never take themselves too seriously. And finally, you know you're a Lutheran when: *It's 100 degrees, with 90% humidity, and you still have coffee after the service; *You hear something really funny during the sermon and smile as loudly as you can; *Donuts are a line item in the church budget, just like coffee; *The communion cabinet is open to all, but the coffee cabinet is locked up tight; *When you watch a 'Star Wars' movie and they say, 'May the Force be with you', you respond, 'and also with you'; *And lastly, it takes 15 minutes to say, 'Good-bye'. May you wake each day with His blessings, Sleep each night in His keeping, And always walk in His tender care.

[@waynesmith3767]

Sofia sodergard Kaesong: this hymn is actually Silesian in origin and Thomas Dorsey, the Father of Gospel is the author of How Great Thou Art.

[@lianecornils8733]

Scapegoat.

[@lianecornils8733]

It must be nice you qll have 1 person to carry your sins. Lol.

[@lianecornils8733]

If God decides accept the verdict peacefully.

[@lianecornils8733]

From all evil things he spares them, in his arms, he bears them. 🙈🙉🙊

[@lianecornils8733]

Giggles to that set of people in my Lords house.

[@lianecornils6603]

Long live Manitowocs finest 😘

[@lianecornils8733]

✌👍

[@lianecornils6603]

🚗🚌. Holy.

[@lianecornils8733]

Your money will be a cold comfort. And luckily for ne.. I was supplied to do this.

[@lianecornils6603]

Be glad to Johnson.

[@lianecornils6603]

✝️💅🏻. He didn’t see any reason to stop me. When Gilbert came home to Him. Uncalled. 🖕🏿🚔

[@lianecornils8733]

But I'm not done.

[@lianecornils6603]

He said he would give us an escape hatch. And yellow he has. 🤣🤣🤣🤣👮🏿‍♀️💅🏻✝️.

[@lianecornils8733]

The problem is u don't want to go to prison.

[@lianecornils8733]

Or he taketh, thrir not yours for the killing.

[@lianecornils8733]

Looks like your fun days are verified with chasing the witnesses. Now many of us.

[@lianecornils8733]

To preserve. Not paralyze. I noticed.

[@lianecornils8733]

I support Boy Scouts using my church basement for meetings🤗🙄

[@lianecornils6603]

Maverick.

[@lianecornils6603]

So

[@lianecornils6603]

Including shortys kid next door. 🚪. Anything but tha states criminality.

[@lianecornils8733]

I'm not.

[@lianecornils8733]

I did the math. It didnt add up. 😁

[@lianecornils905]

Thank God, and God only, he UW wasn't successful in their murderous crime.