For the Fruit Upon the Tree

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For the fruit upon the tree

Author: Mary Mapes Dodge
Tune: THANKSGIVING (Bassford)
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 For the fruit upon the tree,
For the birds that sing of Thee,
For the earth in beauty dressed,
Father, mother, and the rest,
For Thy precious, loving care,
For Thy bounty ev'rywhere.

Refrain:
Father, we thank Thee,
Father, we thank Thee,
Father in heav'n, we thank Thee.

2 For our comrades and our plays
And our happy holidays,
For the joyful work and true
That a thoughtful child may do,
For our lives but just begun,
For the great gift of Thy Son, [Refrain]

Source: Let Youth Praise Him: a hymnal for Christian primary schools, Sunday schools and Christian homes #43

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Author: Mary Mapes Dodge

Mary Mapes Dodge is the often referred to as the "leader in juvenile literature" (Clarke, 1059), for she helped create and perpetuate the most widely circulated and read children's magazine during a time when American printing technology greatly improved and enabled the mass production of magazines and books. Dodge was born on January 26, 1831 in New York City. She grew up in a prominent family with two sisters. Her "own reminiscences were of 'a devoted father and mother and a happy childhood, a remarkably happy childhood, watched over with loving care'" (Gannon 3). Beginning in her early childhood, Dodge and her sisters were educated by a tutor in their home. Their father introduced them to a large variety of literature from the Bible to S… Go to person page >

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First Line:	For the fruit upon the tree
Title:	For the Fruit Upon the Tree
Author:	Mary Mapes Dodge
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Father, we thank Thee
Copyright:	Public Domain