The Book of Praise ‎#813

813. Father, we praise thee

1 Father, we praise thee, now the night is over;
active and watchful, standing 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
• Author (attributed to): Gregory the Great, 540-604
• Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Topic: Glory; Healing / Health; Heaven; Joy; Morning; Saints; Trinity
• Copyright: Translation © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
• Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Paris Antiphoner 1681
• Copyright: Harmony © Oxford University Press from The English Hymnal