It is regarded as a song of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL), and has been used in schools and events for young people.
It is unknown who created the text, of one line followed by a twofold Amen, and the melody of "Segne, Vater, diese Gaben".
[2] The song was included in the 2013 German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 88, in the section Tischgebete (Grace),[1] also with an alternate text: "Dank dir, Vater, für die Gaben" (Thank you, Father, for the gifts).
[8] The first line is the title of a collection of prayers around a meal edited by Stephan Schaefer, and published by Verlag Neue Stadt in 2012.
[9] The same publishing house added a selection of graces in pocket format by Gabriele Hartl, titled Segne, Vater, diese Gaben.