The Hymnal 1982 #400
First Line: All creatures of our God and King
Author: Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226
Translator: William H. Draper, 1855-1933
Tune Title: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Adapter: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
1 All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voices, let us sing:
alleluia, alleluia!
Bright burning sun with golden beams,
Pale silver moon that gently gleams,
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2 Great rushing winds and breezes soft,
you clouds that ride the heavens aloft,
O praise him, Alleluia!
Fair rising morn, with praise rejoice,
stars nightly shining, find a voice:
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
3 Swift flowing water, pure and clear,
make music for your Lord to hear,
Alleluia, alleluia!
Fire, so intense and fiercely bright,
you give to us both warmth and light,
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
4 Dear mother earth, you day by day
unfold your blessings on our way;
O praise him, Alleluia!
All flowers and fruits that in you grow,
let them his glory also show:
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
5 All you with mercy in your heart,
forgiving others, take your part,
O sing now: Alleluia!
All you that pain and sorrow bear,
praise God, and cast on him your care:
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
6 And even you, most gentle death,
waiting to hush our final breath,
O praise him, Alleluia!
You lead back home the child of God,
for Christ our Lord that way has trod:
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
7 Let all things their creator bless,
and worship him in humbleness,
O praise him, Alleluia!
Praise God the Father, praise the Son,
and praise the Spirit, Three in One:
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
| Text information | |
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| First Line: | All creatures of our God and King |
| Author: | Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226 |
| Translator: | William H. Draper, 1855-1933 (alt.) |
| Publication Date: | 1982 |
| Meter: | 88. 44. 88 with Refrain |
| Topic: | Praise to God |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | O praise him, O praise him |
| Tune information | |
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| Tune name: | LASST UNS ERFREUEN |
| Adapter: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
| Meter: | 88. 44. 88 with Refrain |
| Key: | D Major |
| Source: | Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengeseng, 1623 (melody) |
| Copyright: | By permission of Oxford University Press. |