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Text:O God and Father, Thee We Bless
Author:Leonard Clock
Translator:John J. Overholt
Tune:THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
Arranger (harmony):John J. Overholt
Composer:John H. Stockton, 1813-1877

54. O God and Father, Thee We Bless

Text Information
First Line: O God and Father, Thee we bless
Title: O God and Father, Thee We Bless
German Title: O Gott Vater, wir loben dich
Translator: John J. Overholt (1969)
Author: Leonard Clock (c. 1590)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Praise
Source: The 16th Century Anabaptist Ausbund, Hymn No. 131, From
Copyright: Translation Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: O bless our God. Ps. 66:8.
Tune Information
Name: THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
Composer: John H. Stockton, 1813-1877
Arranger (harmony): John J. Overholt (1971, 1974)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
Key: D Major
Copyright: Harmony arrangement Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: M.M. 92



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