The United Methodist Hymnal ‎#680

680. Father, We Praise Thee

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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, with 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 (6th century)
• Translator: Percy Dearmer (1906)
• Meter: 11 11 11.5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Glory of the Triune God: Praise and Thanksgiving; Particular Times of Worship: Morning; Christian Year: Trinity Sunday; Christian Year: All Saints Day; Morning Prayer; Service Music: Doxology
• Source: 6th century

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
• Harmonizer: David Evans (1927; alt.)
• Meter: 11 11 11.5
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Harm. by permission of Oxford University Press. From the "Revised Church Hymnary", 1927