All Creatures of Our God and King
Music: LASST UNS ERFERUEN from Ausserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchen-Gesänge, Köln 1623/25; arranged by Richard Walters
Words: St. Francis of Assisi Cantico di fratre sole based on Psalm 145; translated by William Henry Draper (altered)

All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voices, and with us sing:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beams,
thou silver moon that gently gleams,
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

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!

Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
make music for thy Lord to hear,
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
that givest man both warmth and light,
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Let us rejoice, the battle won,
Darkness is conquered, death undone.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O risen Christ, triumphant Lord,
All praise to Thee let man accord.

[Sung simultaneously with the verse above.]
Be Thou, O God, exalted high;
And as Thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth displayed,
Till Thou art here and now obeyed.

O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!