Father Take the Gifts we Bring

This is an offertory hymn. It appears to be mainly used in Asia.

The author is unknown, and no publications have been found.

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It is set to a slight adaptation of the tune which was used for 1960's folksong, "500 Miles Away from Home" or "Railroaders' Lament" by American folksinger and songwriter Hedy West (1938-2005): The tune came from fragments of a melody West had learned from her uncle (ref).

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Lead sheet (melody + guitar chords)

PowerPoint slides

Examples

Small group with piano:

Small group with electronic keyboard:

Small group with keyboard and guitar:

Small group with keyboard:

Instrumental: synthesizer, with words on-screen:

Lyrics

Father take the gifts we bring
Listen to the prayers we sing,
Sanctify our sacrifice from heaven above.
Draw us close to you we pray,
By this bread, we give this day.
May we live by this great mystery of love.

Take this bread and take this wine
Offered to you, Lord divine,
Take our hearts and make them Thine, O Lord we pray.
Make our faith and hope increase
Let our charity bring peace,
So that we may spread our love along the way.

All we are and all we own,
We now place before your throne,
We unite it to the offering of your Son,
All we are and all we own,
We now place before your throne,
We unite it to the offering of your Son.

ABC Notation

About ABC notation

X:1T:Father Take the Gifts we Bring
Z:abc-transcription www.GodSongs.net
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
G G | "G" B3/2 B/2 A G |B2 A G| "Am" A3/2 B/2  A G |  
w:Fa-ther take the gifts we bring, list-en to the prayers we 
"C" E2 E G | "Am" A3/2 B/2  A G | "C" E>D  E G | "Am" A2 z2 | 
w:sing, sanc-ti-fy our sa-cri-fice from heaven a-bove.  
z2 G G | "G" B3/2 B/2 A G |B2 A G| "Am" A3/2 B/2  A G |  
w: Draw us close to you we pray, by this bread, we give this 
"C" E2 E G | "Am" A3/2 B/2  A G | "C" E> "D7"D  E G | "G" G4 | 
w:day.  May we live by this great mys-ter-y of love.___