The Hymnbook ‎#43

43. Father, We Praise Thee, Now the Night Is Over

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 blessed, send us Thy salvation;
Thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding
Through all creation.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, we praise Thee, now the night is over
• Title: Father, We Praise Thee, Now the Night Is Over
• Translator: Percy Dearmer (1906)
• Author: Gregory I, 540-604
• Meter: 11. 11. 11. 5.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 63:1
  ;
  Proverbs 8:34
• Topic: Adoration and praise; Morning; Salvation; Trinity, The Holy; Worship; Worship: Morning
• Copyright: Words from The English Hymnal. Used by permission of Oxford University Press.

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
• Meter: 11. 11. 11. 5.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: French Church Melody, 1782; In La Feillée's Méthode du plain-chant, 1808
• Copyright: Music from The Harvard University Hymn Book. Used by permission of Harvard University Press.