TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA
First associated with this text in Fredrik Engelke’s Lofsdnger och andeliga wisor (1873), TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA is probably a Swedish folk song, but versions of the tune were also sung in Germany in the early 1800s. This charmingly simple tune needs light accompaniment, perhaps just recorders and guitars. It is well suited to part singing and could be sung unaccompanied. [Liturgical Use] As a confession of faith in God’s providence; for many other occasions, including baptisms or funerals.
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: From the comfort of divine protection (stanzas 1-2) through the permanence of God's covenant (stanza 3) to trust in God's sovereignty amid life's changes (stanza 4)