115. All Creatures of Our God and King

1 All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voice with us and 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 O rushing wind that art so strong,
ye clouds that sail in heav'n along,
alleluia, alleluia!
Thou rising morn in praise rejoice,
ye lights of evening, find a voice,
O praise him, O praise him,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

3 Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
make music for thy Lord to hear,
alleluia, alleluia!
Thou fire, so masterful and bright
that givest man both warmth and light,
O praise him, O praise him,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

4 And 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!

5 Let 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.
O praise him, O praise him,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Text Information
First Line: All creatures of our God and King
Title: All Creatures of Our God and King
Author: Francis of Assisi (ca. 1225)
Translator: William H. Draper (1926)
Refrain First Line: O praise him, O praise him
Meter: L.M.al.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Scripture: ;
Topic: Worship; God's Work: Creation
Copyright: © 1926, G. Schirmer. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Notes: Now Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Meter: L.M.al.
Key: D Major
Source: Geistlich Kirchengesäng, Cologne, 1623
Copyright: Tune by permission of Oxford University Press.



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