All Creatures of Our God and King

On this Feast Day for St. Francis of Assisi, here is an old hymn with the words of St. Francis. "All Creatures of Our God and King," set to the tune  LASST UNS ERFREUEN. Originally written in Italian ("Laudato sia Dio mio Signore"), the text is also known as the "Song of All Creatures" and as the "Canticle of the Sun." 

Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment titled, "Laudato Si" (Praise Be to You) has as its subtitle, "On care for our common home." The document's title, of course, harks back to the words of St. Francis in praise to God for creation.

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