Praise

All Creatures of Our God and King

Words:
Francis of Assisi circa 1225. Translated by William H. Draper, 1919.
Music:
'Lasst Uns Erfreuen' from Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623.
Setting:
Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906.
Metre:
8 8 8 8 8 8 with Alleluias
  1. 1All creatures of our God and King Lift up your voice and with us sing,Alleluia!Alleluia!Thou burning sun with golden beam,Thou silver moon with softer gleam!O praise Him!O praise Him!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!
  2. 2Thou rushing wind that art so strong Ye clouds that sail in Heaven along,O praise Him!Alleluia!Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice,Ye lights of evening, find a voice!O praise Him!O praise Him!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!
  3. 3Thou flowing water, pure and clear,Make music for thy Lord to hear,O praise Him!Alleluia!Thou fire so masterful and bright,That givest man both warmth and light.O praise Him!O praise Him!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!
  4. 4Dear mother earth, who day by day Unfoldest blessings on our way,O praise Him!Alleluia!The flowers and fruits that in thee grow,Let them His glory also show.O praise Him!O praise Him!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!
  5. 5And all ye men of tender heart,Forgiving others, take your part,O sing ye!Alleluia!Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,Praise God and on Him cast your care!O praise Him!O praise Him!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!
  6. 6And thou most kind and gentle Death,Waiting to hush our latest breath,O praise Him! Alleluia!Thou leadest home the child of God,And Christ our Lord the way hath trod.
  7. 7Let all things their Creator bless,And worship Him in humbleness,O praise Him! Alleluia!Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,And praise the Spirit, Three in One!

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  • Written in 1225, the words are in 318 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
  • The tune, Lasst Uns Erfreuen, is in 612 hymnals. The tune →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. Further sheet music is from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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