William K. Bassford - Father We Thank Thee

      [Verse 1]
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Can a little child like me
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Thank the Father fittingly?
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Yes, O yes! be good and true,
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Patient, kind in all you do;
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Love the Lord, and  do your part;
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Learn to say  with   all  your heart,

[Refrain]
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Father, we  thank thee! Father, we thank thee!
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Father   in    hea - ven, we  thank thee!

[Verse 2]
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For the fruit upon the tree,
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For the birds that sing of thee,
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For the earth in beauty dressed,
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Fat - her, mother, and the rest,
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For thy pre - cious, loving care,
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For thy boun - ty     e = v'rywhere,

[Refrain]
Bb/D       Ebsus#4 Eb    C7       F7sus/Eb Eb
Father, we  thank thee! Father, we thank thee!
Bb/D   Bbaug/D EbM7  Eb   Cm Bb/F F  Bb
Father   in    hea - ven, we  thank thee!

[Verse 3]
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For the sunshine warm and bright,
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For the day and for the night,
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For the lessons of our youth--
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Ho - nor, gra - ti - tude and truth,
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For the love  that met us here,
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For the home   and   for the cheer,

[Refrain]
Bb/D       Ebsus#4 Eb    C7       F7sus/Eb Eb
Father, we  thank thee! Father, we thank thee!
Bb/D   Bbaug/D EbM7  Eb   Cm Bb/F F  Bb
Father   in    hea - ven, we  thank thee!

[Verse 4]
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For our comrades and our plays,
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And our happy holidays,
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For the joyful work and true
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That a    little child may do,
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For our lives  but just begun,
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For the great gift   of   thy Son,

[Refrain]
Bb/D       Ebsus#4 Eb    C7       F7sus/Eb Eb
Father, we  thank thee! Father, we thank thee!
Bb/D   Bbaug/D EbM7  Eb   Cm Bb/F F  Bb
Father   in    hea - ven, we  thank thee!

[Outro]
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AMEN.