[Verse 1]
Bb Fsus/C F/C
Can a little child like me
F F7 F F7 Eb/Bb Bb
Thank the Father fittingly?
Bb Fsus/C F/C
Yes, O yes! be good and true,
F/A Am/C Dm Gm F/C Bb
Patient, kind in all you do;
Bb/F F7sus2 Bb/F F
Love the Lord, and do your part;
Bb/F Dm Cm7/Eb Cm7b5 F7
Learn to say with all your heart,
[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 2]
Bb Fsus/C F/C
For the fruit upon the tree,
F F7 F F7 Eb/Bb Bb
For the birds that sing of thee,
Bb Fsus/C F/C
For the earth in beauty dressed,
F/A Am/C Dm Gm F/C Bb
Fat - her, mother, and the rest,
Bb/F F7sus2 Bb/F F
For thy pre - cious, loving care,
Bb/F Dm Cm7/Eb Cm7b5 F7
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]
Bb Fsus/C F/C
For the sunshine warm and bright,
F F7 F F7 Eb/Bb Bb
For the day and for the night,
Bb Fsus/C F/C
For the lessons of our youth--
F/A Am/C Dm Gm F/C Bb
Ho - nor, gra - ti - tude and truth,
Bb/F F7sus2 Bb/F F
For the love that met us here,
Bb/F Dm Cm7/Eb Cm7b5 F7
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]
Bb Fsus/C F/C
For our comrades and our plays,
F F7 F F7 Eb/Bb Bb
And our happy holidays,
Bb Fsus/C F/C
For the joyful work and true
F/A Am/C Dm Gm F/C Bb
That a little child may do,
Bb/F F7sus2 Bb/F F
For our lives but just begun,
Bb/F Dm Cm7/Eb Cm7b5 F7
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]
Eb Bb
AMEN.