We Praise Thee (Crosby)

We praise Thee

we bless Thee

our fa­ther and friend

O let our de­vo­tions be­fore Thee as­cend;

In youth and in child­hood

to­ge­ther we come

To pray that Thy will in our hearts may be done.

We thank Thee for bless­ings re­ceived ev­ery day

For which Thou hast taught us un­ceas­ing to pray;

But O

for the trea­sures Thy Word hath in store

Thy name

O our Fa­ther

we bless and adore.

Protect us—de­fend us from sin and from harm

And ga­ther

dear Shep­herd

the lambs with Thy arms.

O nour­ish and strength­en our souls now in youth

With mer­cy and wis­dom and good­ness and truth.