Father, We Praise Thee

A hymn for the 10th Sunday after Trinity



(CW:581, ELH:76, LSB:875)

"Father, We Praise Thee"
by Greg­o­ry I, 540-604
Translated by Per­cy Dearm­er, 1867-1936
from The Eng­lish Hymn­al (Lon­don: Ox­ford Un­i­ver­si­ty Press, 1906), num­ber 165.

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.


Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
Hymn #76
Author: Greg­o­ry I, 540-604
Translated by: Per­cy Dearm­er, 1906
Titled: "Noc­te sur­gen­es vi­gil­e­mus om­nes"
Composer: French church mel­o­dy (Par­is: 1681)
Tune: "Christe Sanc­tor­um"