(verses 1, 4, 5)

1. All creatures of 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!

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

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

Francis of Assisi, 1225, trans. by William H. Draper, 1925; Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 | Adapt. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House