The New English Hymnal ‎#149b

149b. Father, we praise thee, now the night is over

1 Father, we praise thee, now the night is over,
Active and watchful, stand we all before thee;
Singing we offer prayer and meditation:
Thus we adore thee.

2 Monarch of all things, fit us for thy mansions;
Banish our weakness, health and wholeness sending;
Bring us to heaven, where thy saints united
Joy without ending.

3 All-holy Father, Son and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessèd, send us thy salvation;
Thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding
Through all creation. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, we praise thee, now the night is over
• Latin Title: Nocte surgentes
• Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The Christian Year: From Trinity Sunday to Advent; Office Hymn: Sunday morning

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
• Harmonizer: R. V. W.
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: La Feillée's Méthode du Plain Chant, 1782
• Copyright: Arr. By permission of Oxford Univeristy Press (from "English Hymnal")