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SDA Hymnal 2

All Creatures of Our God and King

Words: Francis of AssisiMusic: Geistliche KirchengesangTune: Lasst uns erfreuenL.M. with Alleluias

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1All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice with us and sing:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O burning sun with golden beam,
And silver moon with softer gleam:

RefrainOh, praise Him! Oh, praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2O rushing wind and breezes soft,
O clouds that ride the winds aloft:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O rising morn, in praise rejoice,
O lights of evening, find a voice:

3O flowing waters, pure and clear,
Make music for your Lord to hear:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O fire so masterful and bright,
Providing us with warmth and light:

4Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Oh, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, three in One:

Scripture
Psalm 148; Daniel 3:57-88

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The verse

Meter
9.8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints L.M. with Alleluias
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

All creatures of our God and King,//˘˘/˘/˘/9A
Lift up your voice with us and sing:/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
O burning sun with golden beam,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
And silver moon with softer gleam:˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 2

O rushing wind and breezes soft,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
O clouds that ride the winds aloft:˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
O rising morn, in praise rejoice,˘/˘/˘/˘/8D
O lights of evening, find a voice:˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 3

O flowing waters, pure and clear,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Make music for your Lord to hear://˘˘˘/˘/8A
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
O fire so masterful and bright,˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9C
Providing us with warmth and light:˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Let all things their Creator bless,///˘˘/˘/8A
And worship Him in humbleness:˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8B
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Oh, praise the Father, praise the Son,˘/˘/˘/˘/8D
And praise the Spirit, three in One:˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

Refrain

Oh, praise Him! Oh, praise Him!˘/˘˘/˘6A
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.