Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#309

309. 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 winds that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in Heav'n 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. And all ye saints 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.

4. 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
• Umbrian-Italian Title: Altissimu, onnipotente, bon signore
• Author: Giovanni “Francesco” di Bernadone (ca. 1225)
• Translator: William Draper (1919)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Psalm 145
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 21; Francis of Assisi
• Notes: Umbrian-Italian text “Altissimu, onnipotente, bon signore” by Giovanni “Francesco” di Bernadone, written 1224–26, tr. by William Draper, from the Public School Hymn Book (1919), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias
• Incipit: 11231 345
• Key: D Major
• Source: Ausserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng (Köln, Germany: Peter von Brachel, 1623)