Words: Ri­chard Comp­ton, in 140 Folk Songs, Con­cord Ser­ies No. 7, 1921.

Music: Compton, old Eng­lish mel­o­dy.


God, our Father, made the daylight;
God, our Father, made the night;
God made mountains, sea, and sky,
And the white clouds floating high.

God, we thank Thee for the showers;
God, we thank Thee for the dew,
Mighty trees and flowers small;
God, our Father, gave them all.