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Our Father

American  
Our Father British  

noun

  1. another name for the Lord's Prayer , taken from its opening words

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the middle of the song, as a zampoña, a traditional Andean pan flute, played the melody, parishioners said the traditional Our Father together with the words from Matthew 6.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

“It’s illegal because you’re plagiarizing, and probably without permission,” said Rubalcava, saying copyright law is another issue with “The Sound of Silence” version of the Our Father.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Pedro Rubalcava, the director of Oregon Catholic Press’ label group, said that “The Sound of Silence” version of the Our Father has been widespread throughout Latin America and U.S.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

One of the things I loved about "Our Father" is how you blended the reenactments with the real people that events actually happened to, which seemed new to me.

From Salon • May 22, 2022

Unable to work either the dishwater or Methuselah’s long memory into a proper ending for his parable, Our Father merely looked at us all and heaved the great sigh of the put-upon male.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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