Father, We Praise Thee (Gregory the Great)

504 Father, We Praise Thee

1 Father, we praise you, now the night is over,
   active and watchful, standing now before you;
   singing, we offer prayer and meditation:
   thus we adore you.

2 Monarch 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.
                         Gregory the Great
                         Trans. by Percy Dearmer
                         The Methodist Hymnal, 1964 edition