RitualSong ‎#860

860. Father, We Praise You

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1 Father, we praise you, now the night is over,
Active and watchful, stand we all before you;
Singing we offer pray'r and meditation:
Thus we adore you.

2 Maker of all things, fit us for your mansions;
Banish our weakness, health and wholeness sending;
Bring us to heaven, where your saints united
Joy without ending.

3 All-holy Father, Son and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessed, send us your salvation;
Yours is the glory, gleaming and resounding
Through all creation.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, we praise you, now the night is over
• Title: Father, We Praise You
• Latin Title: Nocte Surgentes
• Author (attributed to): St. Gregory the Great, 540-604
• Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 (alt.)
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Morning
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
• Meter: 11 11 11 5
• Key: D Major
• Source: La Feillees Methode du plain-chant 1782