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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 blessed, send us Thy salvation;
Thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding
Through all creation.
WORDS: Attr. Gregory the Great (540-604) Trans. Percy Dearmer, 1906
MUSIC: Paris Antiphoner, 1681 Harm. David Evans, 1927
Theme: Morning and Opening Hymns