The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1474

1474. Father, We Praise Thee

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, where Thy saints united
Joy without ending.

3. All holy Father, Son and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessèd, 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
• Latin Title: Nocte surgentes vigilemus omnes
• Author: Gregory I, 540-604
• Translator (from Latin): Percy Dearmer
• Meter: 11.11.11.5
• Language: English
• Source: The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 165
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
• Composer: Anonymous (1681)
• Meter: 11.11.11.5
• Incipit: 53432 13455 65567
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: French church tune, Paris Antiphoner, 1681
• Copyright: Public Domain