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Text:All Creatures of Our God and King
Author:Francis of Assisi
Paraphraser:William H. Draper (1855-1933)
Tune:LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Arranger and Harmonizer:Ralph Vaughan Williams

282. All Creatures of Our God and King

Text Information
First Line: All creatures of our God and King
Title: All Creatures of Our God and King
Paraphraser: William H. Draper (1855-1933)
Author: Francis of Assisi (ca. 1225)
Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.6. with Alleluias
Publication Date: 1972
Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: After Old Testament Lesson; Service for the Lord's Day: Conclusion of Worship (5 more...)
Copyright: Words copyright by J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd.; used by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc.
Notes: For lower key, see "From All That Dwell Below the Skies."
Tune Information
Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Arranger and Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.6. with Alleluias
Key: Eā™­ Major
Source: Geistliche Kirchengesang, Cologne, 1623
Copyright: Music from The English Hymnal; used by permission of Oxford University Press.



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