The Children’s Song-Prayer
Author: Evan Stephens
Composer: Evan Stephens
Languages (13)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Danish: Gode Gud og Fader
- Dutch: Goede Hemelvader
- English: The Children’s Song-Prayer
- French: Bon céleste Père
- German: Lieber, gütger Vater
- Japanese: やさしき天の父よ
- Japanese (Hiragana): やさしき天の父よ
- Japanese (Kanji): やさしき天の父よ
- Norwegian: Gode Gud og Fader
- Portuguese: Tu Ó Pai Bondoso
- Spanish: Bondadoso Padre
- Swedish: Gode Gud, vår Fader
- Tahitian: Himene Pure
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1882 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Juvenile Instructor (1866–1929), Mar 1882.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Kind and heav’nly Father, from thy holy dwelling See thy little children singing praise to thee; Hear our little voices of thy goodness telling, Let our many folies all forgiven be.
Smile in love upon us, shed thy Spirit on us; Tune our youthful voices to thy praise Till the songs we’re singing, to the heavens ringing, Mingles with Thy holy angels’ lays.
2. Father we will praise thee, for thy many blessings, Which we are receiving from thy bounteous hand; For the peaceful vales which we are now possessing, And the streams of water flowing thro’ the land.
Smile in love upon us, shed thy Spirit on us; Tune our youthful voices to thy praise Till the songs we’re singing, to the heavens ringing, Mingles with Thy holy angels’ lays.
3. Bless the faithful leaders who are placed above us, As they kindly teach us here to do thy will; Bless our friends and parents who so dearly love us, Help us all our duties rightly to fulfil.
Smile in love upon us, shed thy Spirit on us; Tune our youthful voices to thy praise Till the songs we’re singing, to the heavens ringing, Mingles with Thy holy angels’ lays.