God, Our Father, Father of all fathers, br We thank you for the innumerable gifts you give br You bless us with the sunrise and the sunset br We'll thank you and praise you as long as we live. br br If not for you, El Shaddai, Abba, God and Father, br We would never have been born nor ever know you; br You have loved us with an everlasting love for all time br We shall praise you ~ and glorify your Holy Name, too. br br To reconcile us to yourself, you sent your only Son br To save us from the slavery of evil and of all sin; br If not for your love and plan in the fullness of time, br We shudder at the thought of where we might have been. br br Your glory shines all around and about you, Father; br Your radiance and majesty fill us with joy and elation br When we contemplate your goodness and mercy br We praise you with unbridled jubilation br and br We await in anticipation br the grand celebration br When with the mighty trumpet blast br You will come again, at last br And take us to the place you have prepared br Simply because you cared br For us, br br lowly children...