Father, We Thank Thee for the Night
Author: Rebecca J. Weston
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (17)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Danish: Fader, vi takker for i nat
- Dutch: Vader, dank U voor de nacht
- English: Father, We Thank Thee for the Night
- Finnish: Yöstä, Sua, Isä kiitämme
- French: Merci pour la nuit
- German: Vater, wir danken für die Nacht
- Icelandic: Faðir, við þökkum þessa nótt
- Italian: Padre, grazie per la notte
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Mandarin (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Fader, vi takker for i natt
- Portuguese: Pai, Pela Noite Graças Dou
- Samoan: Tama, Matou te Faafetai mo le Po
- Spanish: Gracias, oh Padre, por el sol
- Swedish: Fader, tack för den natt som gått
- Tongan: ʻE Tamai ʻOku Nau Fakafetaʻi
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Most common tunes for “Father, We Thank Thee for the Night”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Father, We Thank Thee for the Night” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1885 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Songs for Little People (1905), 2.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
Father, we thank thee for the night And for the pleasant morning light, For rest and food and loving care And all that makes the day so fair.
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