Father in heaven

Father in heaven. Daniel Thambyrajah Niles* (1908-1970). This touchingly simple hymn in three stanzas was written for the EACC Hymnal (1963) to fit the tune HALAD by Elena G. Maquiso* . The tune had been composed in 1961 for an offering hymn (HALAD means 'offering') in the Cebuano dialect (see ‘Philippine hymnody’). Niles’s hymn celebrates Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It was originally in the second person singular (‘Father in heaven,/ Grant to Thy children’). It has been altered to the 'you' form in books such as WOV and HP: Father in heaven,Grant to your children  Mercy and blessing,  Songs never ceasing,... Each stanza ends with a variant on the first line:   Jesus, Redeemer,  Jesus our...