Skip to content

A copy of Advent Hymnals. Open this page on adventhymnals.org →

SDA Hymnal 566

Father, We Thank You

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear][unclear]

1Father, we thank You for the light
that shines all the day;
For the bright sky You have given
Most like Your heaven;
Father, we thank You.

2Father, we thank You for the lamps
that light en the way;
For human skill's exploration
Of Your creation;
Father, we thank You.

3Father, we thank You for the friends
who brighten our play;
For Your command to call others
Sisters and brothers;
Father, we thank You.

4Father, we thank You for Your love
in Jesus today.
Giving us hope for tomorrow
Through joy and sorrow;
Father, we thank You.

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: [unclear]

The verse

Meter: 8.5.8.5.5
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCDE

Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Father, we thank You for the light/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

that shines all the day;˘//˘/5B

For the bright sky You have given˘˘//˘˘/˘8C

Most like Your heaven;//˘/˘5D

Father, we thank You./˘˘/˘5E

Verse 2

Father, we thank You for the lamps/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

that light en the way;˘//˘/5B

For human skill's exploration˘/˘//˘/˘8C

Of Your creation;˘˘˘/˘5C

Father, we thank You./˘˘/˘5D

Verse 3

Father, we thank You for the friends/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

who brighten our play;˘/˘/˘/6B

For Your command to call others˘˘˘/˘//˘8C

Sisters and brothers;/˘˘/˘5C

Father, we thank You./˘˘/˘5D

Verse 4

Father, we thank You for Your love/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

in Jesus today.˘/˘˘/5B

Giving us hope for tomorrow/˘˘/˘˘//8C

Through joy and sorrow;//˘/˘5D

Father, we thank You./˘˘/˘5E

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.