I Thank Thee, Dear Father

SATB w/optional flute

Note: This arrangement may be sung using the traditional words to "Away in a Manger" (Anon.) which are included in italics.

4 : 4

about

82

H 4 H H H : 4 H H H H H 4 L.H. over H H H : 4 G : : G
6

(If no flute is used, omit measures 1 and 2.)

Flute

H H H H H H H H H H H HH H HHHH HH H H H H H H H H HHHH H H HH H H H H G
simile

H H

Text and Music: George Careless Arrangement/additional text: Sally DeFord

H H

H H H H

H H H H G

H H H H

Solo (child or adult):

G H H H H H H G

H H

10

H H H H H H H H H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H HHHHHH :
I thank A - way thee, dear in a Fa man ther ger in no Hea crib ven for

H H G HH

a - bove, a bed,

4 : 4 G

H H H H G

G G

G
12

H H H H H H

G G

H H HHH H 4 H H H H H H H H H : 4 H H H
good - ness and lit - tle Lord mer Je -

H H

cy, sus

H H

H H H H

H H H H G H H

H H H H H H H H H

For thy The

thy lay

kind down

H H H H H H

ness and his sweet

love, head,

4 G : 4

H H

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r H H H H H H H H H G G

H H G H H H G HH HHH HH HHHH HH
I thank The stars thee for in the

H G
14

H H G

H H H H

I Thank Thee, Dear Father - 1

4 : 4G

4H H H H 4 H H H H : 4G : 4G 4 : 4 G

home, hea -

friends and pa vens looked down

16

G H H {

H
rents where

HH

so he

dear, lay,

G H

G H H

Flute:
22

20

4 : 4G H H

4GG G 4 :

I sleep

en - joy on the

HH H

here. hay.

H HHHHH

G H H

H {

And The

18

G
for lit

H H
ev - 'ry tle Lord

H H HHHH H H H H
24

bless Je -

G G G

ing that sus a -

H H H H

H HHHHH

HH H H HH

H H H H H H 26 G : =

4 HH : 4 HHHH H =

F F HH HHH H HH H H H H

For "Away in a Manger" omit measures 23-45.

H H H H HH HHH HHH HHH H H H H H H = G H: G HH H HHG

HH H H HHHHH H H H H HHH H H HH HH H H H H

28

H HHG
poco rit.
For the

H H G
pow'r

= H H

H HHHH H H H HHH H H H H G G : H H H H HHHH H H

H HHHHH H H H H H H G HH G H HH H H HH H H H H HH H
poco rit.

a tempo

HHH H HHH H H H HH HH HH G

H H

of the

I Thank Thee, Dear Father - 2

30

4 G = 4 4 = 4

4 : 4

priest hood, re

H H
stored

32

Women:

HHH H 4 H H H H H : 4 H H H HH G

H H H HHH H HHH H H H HH G

un - to

H H

man,

G H H

HH G For thy beau H H H H

H H

34

ti - ful

tem

G H H H

G :

HH

HHH H HHG

HHG H H
38

H H H HH H

HG G G

H H H H H H HH

ples to

H H

bless

HHH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H : HHH HH HH H H G G HG H G H H H G H H H G = H H H H G G = : :
peace,

H H

36

ev - 'ry

land,

All: For the

HH G

gos

H H
pel of

H HH G G

glad

ness, good

H H H H

ti

dings of

H H H H

HHH H H H H H HHH H HH H H G

40

H
I

H G H =

H H H H HHH H H H H H H

() G

F F F H H H H H F H H H F H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H G H H H H H H H H H H HH H H HH HH H H H H
lift

H H G
42

H H G

up my voice

H H G H H G
in this

H H H
div.

44

an

them of

H H H

F F

praise.

I Thank Thee, Dear Father - 3

For "Away in a Manger," resume here.

H H H H (Alto melody)
(Soprano)

46

For the The

coun cat

G G

H : H H H H H H H H H = H: : G G

H H HH H H H H H H H
50

H H

H H G H H H H H H G G H H

H H H H H

H H H H
sel tle

of are

G G H H

pro low

(wakes------------, but) (For the)

H H H H H HH H H H H H H G : H H H G HG H H H H H H = : : G G H H G G HH H H

do, wakes,

H H G HH G
For the But

Spi lit

rit to tle Lord

guide Je

(mel.) 52 H H G H H G
me and sus, no

H G H H H

H H H H

phets ing

H H H H

48

G G
all poor

in the

H H H H

HHG H H G G

HHH H H

that I ba - by

H H H H

wit cry

ness -

H H H H H H H H G G H H H G G H G H H G
56

ing

H H H H

of he

truth, makes,

For the I

H H H H

54

G G H
fered from

Sav - ior who love thee, Lord

= :

H G H H HH G H H

wil Je

H H H H H H H H

ling ly sus; look

suf down

G G H H H H H

I Thank Thee, Dear Father - 4

H G H G H G

H G HH H G

H H G G

G G G G G

H H

for the

H H H H H H H

G G H H H H

me, sky

G G

58

I And

H H

H H H H
a tempo

G H H G H H H H G

H G H G

G G G G

H H H H H H

H H

grate stay

G G

G G G G G G

H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H

ful - ly by my

G G H G H

H H H

H H HH H

60

H G G

G = G

G : H H HH H H
of cra fer dle

HHHHH H H H H

F F F

62

H HHHHH H Please Unison: H

Be

G = G

G H H HH H : H H H H H

H H H H

my till

thanks morn -

G G G G G

un - to ing is

H H

H H

thee. nigh.

F F

H H H HHH H HHH H H

H H H H G HHHH HHH HH H H G

F FF H H H H H H H H H HH H HHH H H H H HH H H H H H H H H G = H G H: HHH H H H HHHHHHH G G H H H H H

64

G : : G
help near

H H H H H

H HHG G
good, Je

66

H HHH HH H G G H H
tle thee

68

G =

me be me, Lord

kind, sus,

H H

H
and I

gen ask

H H

to to

day, stay

G G

To Close

hon by

or my me for -

HHH H H HHH H H H H H : H HG H H = H H

H H H

G HH

HH HH

H H

H H HHH H H H G HH HH

H H HH

HHH H H HHG

H H H HH H H H H H HH HH G

I Thank Thee, Dear Father - 5

70

H H H 72 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H G
way, pray,

H H H H

H HHH G G H H H H

: G

HH H H

H H G
ior and er and

(div.)

G =

Sav ev -

H H G

fol love

low his me, I

In the dear Bless all

HH G G HH G

HH H

name the

of dear

Je chil

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H : H H H H G HH G H H H H

HHH H H H H HHH H H HH HHH H H G H G G H H HH H H H G

HHH H H H H HHH HH HH

sus, dren

H H H H

so in

G HH

74

H H H H H : G G :
lov thy ing and ten - der

H H G H H H H H 76 H H H H G G H H G G H H H H H H H H G G

H H H H H H

H HHH H H 78 G H H H G H keep me thy

live

G G =

H H H H H H H H H : HH HH G

H H H H

H H H H

G G

mild, care,

I And

H H

ask fit

G G

thee to us for

bless hea

G G

me and ven to

H H H H

G G

with thee

H H H H

H H H H H H

H HHH H H H H H

H H H HHH HHH H H H

H H H H H HHH H

H H HH H H H

H H HH H H H H H H H H HH H H H

I Thank Thee, Dear Father - 6

 H H H : G : G

HH

80

G
ask fit

H H G
bless hea

82

F F G G G G

G G G G

G G = H H H H H H H H H H :

child Unison: there,

I And

thee to us for

H H

me and ven to

H H H H

keep live

(div.)

me with

thy thee

H H H H H H H H H H HH H H H H HHH HHH HHH H H H H H H HHHH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H HHG H H H H H H H H: = = = H : H H H H H H H H H :

Flute:

G G G H

(and (to

HHH

G G G G

84

H F F F H

H H H H

86

F G =

: F F

()F ()F F

F F F

child. there.

(thy

H H H H = H H

H : H H

keep live

H H H H H H H

H H H

me with

H H H

H H H

H H H H G

thy thee

()F F ()H

()F ()F

child.)

child.) there.)

F F H H H H

L.H. over

F F

H H H

I Thank Thee, Dear Father - 7