Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#143

143. Father, We Praise Thee

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 blessed, send us Thy salvation;
Thine is the glory gleaming and resounding
Through all creation.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, we praise Thee, now the night is over
• Title: Father, We Praise Thee
• Original Language: Latin
• Author (attributed to): Gregory the Great (c. 580)
• Translator: Percy Dearmer (1906)
• Meter: 11.11.11.5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 92:1-2
• Source: Latin hymn

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
• Meter: 11.11.11.5
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Paris Antiphoner, 1681; La Feillée's Nouvelle Methode, 1782 (arr.)