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All Creatures, Worship God Most High

Author: Saint Francis of Assisi; William H. Draper Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 265 hymnals Topics: Animals; Animals Lyrics: 1 *All creatures worship God most high, lift up your voice in earth and sky, alleluia, alleluia! Thou burning sun with golden beam, thou silver moon with softer gleam, O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 2 Thou rushing wind that art so strong, ye clouds that sail in heav’n along, alleluia, alleluia! Thou rising morn in praise rejoice, ye lights of evening, find a voice, O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 3 Thou flowing water, pure and clear, make music for thy God to hear, alleluia, alleluia! Thou fire so masterful and bright, that givest all both warmth and light, O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 4 Dear mother earth, who day by day, unfoldest blessings on our way, alleluia, alleluia! The flow’rs and fruits that in thee grow, let them God’s glory also show, O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 5 And ev’ryone, with tender heart, forgiving others, take your part, alleluia, alleluia! Ye who long pain and sorrow bear, sing praise and cast on God your care, O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 6 And thou, most kind and gentle death, waiting to hush our final breath, alleluia, alleluia! Thou leadest home the child of God, as Christ before that way hath trod, O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 7 Let all things their Creator bless, and worship God in humbleness, alleluia, alleluia! To God all thanks and praise belong! Join in the everlasting song: O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! *Or, “All creatures of our God and King, / lift up your voice and with us sing” Scripture: Job 12:7-10 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN Text Sources: “Laudato sia Dio mio Signore,” 1225; trans. William H. Draper (England), Hymns of the Spirit, 1926, alt.

Kindness to Animals

Author: Gisborn Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Kindness to Animals First Line: Turn, turn the hasty foot aside

How Great Is Our God

Author: Chris Tomlin; Jesse Reeves; Ed Cash Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Animals and Birds; Animals and Birds First Line: The splendor of the King Refrain First Line: How great is our God! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:31 Used With Tune: HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD

God of the Sparrow

Author: Jaroslav J. Vajda Meter: 9.6.7.7 Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Animals First Line: God of the sparrow God of the whale Scripture: Genesis 1 Used With Tune: ROEDER

Little Things That Run and Quail

Author: James Stephens Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Kindness to Animals Used With Tune: THORNWOOD

Touch the Earth Lightly

Author: Shirley Erena Murray Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Animals and Birds; Animals and Birds First Line: Touch the earth lightly, use the earth gently Lyrics: 1 Touch the earth lightly, use the earth gently, nourish the life of the world in our care: gift of great wonder, ours to surrender, trust for the children tomorrow will bear. 2 We who endanger, who create hunger, agents of death for all creatures that live, we who would foster clouds of disaster, God of our planet, forestall and forgive! 3 Let there be greening, birth from the burning, water that blesses and air that is sweet, health in God's garden, hope in God's children, regeneration that peace will complete. 4 God of all living, God of all loving, God of the seedling, the snow, and the sun, teach us, deflect us, Christ, reconnect us, using us gently and making us one. Scripture: Genesis 1:26-30 Used With Tune: AI HU

O Day of Peace

Author: Carl P. Daw Jr. Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Animals First Line: O day of peace that dimly shines Lyrics: 1 O day of peace that dimly shines through all our hopes and prayers and dreams, guide us to justice, truth, and love, delivered from our selfish schemes. May swords of hate fall from our hands, our hearts from envy find release, till by God’s grace our warring world shall see Christ’s promised reign of peace. 2 Then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb, nor shall the fierce devour the small; as beasts and cattle calmly graze, a little child shall lead them all. Then enemies shall learn to love, all creatures find their true accord; the hope of peace shall be fulfilled, for all the earth shall know the Lord. Scripture: Isaiah 2:2-4 Used With Tune: JERUSALEM