All Creatures of Our God and King

Cantico delle creature

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About this hymn

Historical background

William H. Draper’s English paraphrase draws on Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures and is paired with the German tune Lasst uns erfreuen.

Theology & Scripture

The hymn calls the created order and the redeemed community into a common doxology.

Ps 69:34 · Ps 148

Musical background

Lasst uns erfreuen is presented in the documented public-domain setting named by the source score. This edition contains four-part SATB harmony in D.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-12. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Francis of Assisi circa 1225. Translated by William H. Draper, 1919. Music: 'Lasst Uns Erfreuen' from Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623. Setting: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2005 Revision.
Music source: 'Lutheran Worship' Hymnal, 1982 Hymn 436.