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Author: D. B. T. Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: For air and sunshine pure and sweet Lyrics: 1 For air and sunshine pure and sweet, We thank our heavenly Father, For grass that grows beneath our feet, We thank our heavenly Father; For flowers that all around us bloom, That ever yield their sweet perfume, For birds that sing in joyful tune, We thank our heav'nly Father. 2 For leafy trees, with fruit and shade, We thank our heavenly Father, For things of beauty he hath made, We thank our heavenly Father; For daily blessings, full and free, For leading when we cannot see, For all his care o'er you and me, We thank our heavenly Father. 3 For Jesus, born a little child, We thank our heavenly Father; For Jesus, loving, kind, and mild, We thank our heavenly Father; For books of his that sed a glow Upon our way, and help us know That like him we can ever grow, We thank our heavenly Father. We thank our heav'nly Father. Topics: Songs Suitable for Primary; God's Likeness; Sacred Books; Growth; Thankfulness; Nature; Summer Used With Tune: [For air and sunshine pure and sweet]

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[For air and sunshine pure and sweet]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13342 34513 34221 Used With Text: Giving Thanks

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Appears in 15 hymnals Incipit: 51122 36534 53421 Used With Text: For air and sunshine, pure and sweet

[For air and sunshine, pure and sweet]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Galloway Incipit: 12333 35445 67712 Used With Text: Giving Thanks

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Giving Thanks

Author: D. B. T. Hymnal: Song and Study for God's Little Ones #74 (1894) First Line: For air and sunshine pure and sweet Lyrics: 1 For air and sunshine pure and sweet, We thank our heav'nly Father; For grass that grows beneath our feet, We thank our heav'nly Father; For flow'rs that all around us bloom, That ever yield their sweet perfume, For birds that sing in joyful tune, We thank our heav'nly Father. 2 For leafy trees, with fruit and shade, We thank our heav'nly Father; For things of beauty He hath made, We thank our heav'nly Father; For daily blessings, full and free, For leading when we cannot see, For all His care o'er you and me, We thank our heav'nly Father. 3 For Jesus, born a little child, We thank our heav'nly Father; For Jesus, loving, kind and mild, We thank our heav'nly Father; For Jesus Christ, the children's friend, Who in our hearts His love doth send, For Christ, who helps us to the end, We thank our heav'nly Father. Languages: English Tune Title: [For air and sunshine pure and sweet]

Giving Thanks

Author: D. B. T. Hymnal: Children's Hymnal #145 (1957) First Line: For air and sunshine pure and sweet Lyrics: 1 For air and sunshine pure and sweet, We thank our heavenly Father, For grass that grows beneath our feet, We thank our heavenly Father; For flowers that all around us bloom, That ever yield their sweet perfume, For birds that sing in joyful tune, We thank our heav'nly Father. 2 For leafy trees, with fruit and shade, We thank our heavenly Father, For things of beauty he hath made, We thank our heavenly Father; For daily blessings, full and free, For leading when we cannot see, For all his care o'er you and me, We thank our heavenly Father. 3 For Jesus, born a little child, We thank our heavenly Father; For Jesus, loving, kind, and mild, We thank our heavenly Father; For books of his that sed a glow Upon our way, and help us know That like him we can ever grow, We thank our heavenly Father. We thank our heav'nly Father. Topics: Songs Suitable for Primary; God's Likeness; Sacred Books; Growth; Thankfulness; Nature; Summer Languages: English Tune Title: [For air and sunshine pure and sweet]

We Thank Our Heavenly Father

Hymnal: Junior Choir #3 (1958) First Line: For air and sunshine pure and sweet Languages: English Tune Title: [For air and sunshine pure and sweet]

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Person Name: Anon. Author of "For air and sunshine, pure and sweet" in The Sunday School Hymnary In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Person Name: D. B. T. Arranger of "Giving Thanks" in Bible Study Songs Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives