I Thank Thee, Dear Father

Author: Anon.

This chart compares versions of the English text of I Thank Thee, Dear Father, as it appears in different publications.

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1. I thank thee, dear Father in heaven above,f11. I thank thee, dear Father in heaven above, n2For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love,n2For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love. 3I thank thee for home, friends and parents so dear,3I thank thee for home, friends, and parents so dear, 4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here.4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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1. I thank thee, dear Father in heaven above, n2For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love,n2For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love. 3I thank thee for home, friends and parents so dear,3I thank thee for home, friends, and parents so dear, 4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here.4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love, class="diff_next">n2For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love. 3I thank thee for home, friends and parents so dear,3I thank thee for home, friends, and parents so dear, 4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here.4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love. 3I thank thee for home, friends and parents so dear,3I thank thee for home, friends, and parents so dear, 4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here.4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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I thank thee for home, friends and parents so dear,3I thank thee for home, friends, and parents so dear, 4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here.4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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I thank thee for home, friends, and parents so dear, 4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here.4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here.4And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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And for ev’ry blessing that I enjoy here. 55 t62. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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2. Help me to be good, kind and gentle today,t62. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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2. Help me to be good, kind, and gentle today, 7And mind what my father and mother shall say;7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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And mind what my father and mother shall say; class="diff_next">7And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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And mind what my father and mother shall say. 8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild,8In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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In the dear name of Jesus, so loving and mild, 9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child.9I ask thee to bless me and keep me thy child. 1010
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The text of this song is in public domain (originally published before 1929, or published before 1964 and not renewed).