Receive (Dear / O) Father God of Might

The this is an Offertory hymn, about the Eucharist.

It was written in 1971 by Roman Catholic priest and thelogian, David Michael Coffey (b. 1934) of the Archdiocese of Sydney in Australia.

It was created for the New Catholic Hymnal published in 1971 by Faber Music Ltd. An anonymous visitor to this website said that copyright is owned by Faber Music. However a version of the book, purchased in 2014, does not list it among the texts that Faber own.

The text has long meter (LM).

Faber published it set to the tune SOLOTHURN, described as a Swiss traditional melody, harmonised by Geoffrey Laycock.
It was used in New Zealand in the 1970s, with the first line "Receive O Father" (instead of "dear"), and set to the tune of TALLIS CANON.

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Examples

Instrumental version - piano, tune TALLIS CANON

Instrumental: tune SOLOTHURN

Lyrics

Receive O Father God of might,
This host unblemished in your sight.
Unworthy servants though we be,
We come before You, trustingly.

This saving chalice too, we bring.
Receive it graciously O king.
With fragrant odour may it rise
To Your fine home, above the skies.

For all the living and the dead,
For our poor lives so badly led,
We raise these gifts to You above,
And join with them ourselves in love.