Songfacts®:

• This song is the words of The Lord's Prayer ("Our father, who art in heaven...) with the tune of "Auld Lang Syne." It is the first and so far only UK #1 to be in blank verse.
• This was a hit despite being ignored by radio stations as they deemed the song to be uncool. EMI, Cliff Richard's record label for 40 years, refused to promote it so Cliff took it to an independent label, Papillon.
• The proceeds from this went to the charity Children's Promise: The Millennium Final Hour Appeal. It raised £1 million.
• The song's writer, Paul Field, was watching Princess Diana's funeral at a service station on a large screen along with a large crowd. As The Lord's Prayer was recited, many joined in. Paul realized that although this was a secular age with falling church attendance, most people were familiar with The Lord's Prayer.
  
  Inspired by that thought, he set it to the tune of the traditional hymn "Auld Lang Syne" for a church musical, Hopes And Dreams. A CD was recorded using Cliff Richard, whom Paul knew. Cliff decided to record it as a single to tie in with the Christmas period and the Millennium celebrations. He reasoned that as The Lord's Prayer celebrated Christmas and "Auld Lang Syne" the turn of the year, it would make an excellent single. It became the third-best seller of his career.