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Text:O God, Father, Thee Do We Bless
Author:Leonard Clock
Translator:John J. Overholt
Tune:LOBSANG
Arranger:John J. Overholt, Millersburg, Ohio

410. O God, Father, Thee Do We Bless

Text Information
First Line: O God, Father, Thee do we bless
Title: O God, Father, Thee Do We Bless
German Title: O Gott, Vater, wir loben dich
Translator: John J. Overholt (1969)
Author: Leonard Clock (c. 1590)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Church: Hymns of Martyrs (Ausbund)
Source: the 16th Century Anabaptist Ausbund, Hymn No. 131, from
Copyright: Translation Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Ps. 103:1.
Tune Information
Name: LOBSANG
Arranger: John J. Overholt, Millersburg, Ohio (1970)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
Key: G Major
Source: German Volkslied, Es wollt ein…, 1534; Traditional Lobsang, as sung by the Amish brethren, Atlee D. Miller, Daniel J. Bontrager, Atlee A. Troyer, David E. M. Miller, and later by Roman J. Coblentz
Copyright: Arrangement Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
Notes: M.M. 58



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