Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship ‎#47

47. All Creatures of Our God and King

1 All 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 Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
ye clouds that sail in heaven along,
O praise him, 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 us both warmth and light,
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

4 All ye who are of tender heart,
forgiving others, take your part,
sing his praises, 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, Allleuia!
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 (c. 1225)
• Translator: William H. Draper (1926)
• Meter: LM Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: LM Alleluias
• Key: D Major
• Source: Geistlich Kirchengesäng, Cologne, 1623
• Copyright: Music used by permission of Oxford University Press from the English Hymnal 1906.