All Creatures of Our God and King ================================= m: "Geistliche Kirchengesange," 1623; harm. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 w: Francis of Assisi, 1225 [Verse 1] All creatures if our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing, O praise ye! Alleluia! O brother sun with golden beam, O sister moon with silver gleam! [Refrain] O praise ye! O praise ye! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! [Verse 2] O brother wind, air, clouds, and rain, by which all creatures ye sustain, O praise ye! Alleluia! Thy rising morn in praise rejoice, ye lights of evening find a voice! [Refrain] [Verse 3] O sister water, flowing clear, make music for thy Lord to hear, Alleluia! Alleluia! O brother fire who lights the night, providing warmth, enhancing sight, [Refrain] [Verse 4] Dear mother earth, who day by day unfoldest blessings on our way, Alleluia! Alleluia! The flowers and fruits that in thee grow, let them God's glory also show! [Refrain] [Verse 5] All ye who are of tender heart, forgiving others, take your part, O praise ye! Alleluia! Ye who long pain and sorrow bear, praise God and on him cast your care! [Refrain] [Verse 6] And thou, our sister, gentle death, waiting to hush our latest breath, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou leadest home the child of God, and Christ our Lord the way has trod, [Refrain] [Verse 7] Let all things their Creator bless, and worship him in humbleness, O praise ye! Alleluia! Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, Three in One! [Refrain]