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Text:All creatures of our God and King
Author:Sir Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226
Translator:William Henry Draper, 1855-1933
Tune:LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Arranger:Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958

7. 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
Author: Sir Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226
Translator: William Henry Draper, 1855-1933
Refrain First Line: O praise Him, O praise Him
Meter: 88 44 88 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Topic: The Godhead: God the Creator; The Church of Jesus Christ: Harvest; Living the Christian Life: Praise and Thanksgiving
Copyright: Words reprinted by permission of J Curwen & Sons Ltd.
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter: 88 44 88 with refrain
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Geistliche Kirchengesang Cologne, 1623
Copyright: Music arrangement by permission of Oxford University Press from the "English Hymnal"



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