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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 680 · Words: Percy Dearmer (tr.) · Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
Father, We Praise Thee
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A morning office hymn translated from the Latin 'Nocte surgentes vigilemus omnes,' attributed to Gregory the Great (c. 604). Percy Dearmer rendered it into English in 1906, calling the faithful to rise and offer praise to the Trinity at the start of a new day.
Verse 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.
Verse 2
Monarch of all things,
fit us for thy mansions;
banish our weakness,
health and wholeness sending;
bring us to heaven,
with thy saints united;
joy without ending.
Verse 3
All-holy Father,
Son, and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessed,
send us thy salvation;
thine is the glory,
gleaming and resounding
through all creation.
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