Sunday Hymn: All Creatures of Our God and King

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!

Refrain

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 moon, in praise re­joice,
Ye lights of ev­en­ing, find a voice!

Thou flow­ing water, pure and clear,
Make mu­sic for thy Lord to hear,
O praise Him! Al­le­luia!
Thou fire so mas­ter­ful and bright,
That giv­est man both warmth and light.

And all ye men 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!

And thou most kind and gen­tle death,
Waiting to hush our lat­est breath,
O praise Him! Al­le­luia!
Thou lead­est home the child of God,
And Christ our Lord the way hath trod.

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!

— St. Francis of Assisi, circa 1225, translated by William H. Draper