All Creatures of our God and King

All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in Heaven along,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice!
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
Make music for thy Lord to hear,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
That givest man both warmth and light.
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Dear mother earth, who day by day
Unfoldest blessings on our way,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
The flowers and fruits that in thee grow,
Let them His glory also show.
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!
O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
“All Creatures Of Our God And King” performed by Gloucester Cathedral Choir; Text: Francis of Assisi, circa 1225 (Cantico di fratre sole, Song of Brother Sun). He wrote this hymn shortly before his death, but it was not published for almost 400 years. Translated to English by William H. Draper for a children’s Whitsuntide festival in Leeds, England; first appeared in the Public School Hymn Book, 1919.

There is a happy land

1. There is a happy land, far, far away,
   Where saints in glory stand, bright, bright as day;
   Oh, how they sweetly sing, worthy is our Savior King,
   Loud let His praises ring, praise, praise for aye.
2. Come to that happy land, come, come away;
   Why will you doubting stand, why still delay?
   Oh, we shall happy be, when from sin and sorrow free,
   Lord, we shall live with Thee, blest, blest for aye.
3. Bright, in that happy land, beams every eye;
   Kept by a Father’s hand, love cannot die;
   Oh, then to glory run; be a crown and kingdom won;
   And, bright, above the sun, we reign for aye.

The Breastplate of St Patrick

I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.

I bind this day to me for ever.
By power of faith, Christ's incarnation;
His baptism in the Jordan river;
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb;
His riding up the heavenly way;
His coming at the day of doom;*
I bind unto myself today.

I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of the cherubim;
The sweet 'well done' in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors' faith, Apostles' word,
The Patriarchs' prayers, the Prophets' scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord,
And purity of virgin souls.

I bind unto myself today
The virtues of the starlit heaven,
The glorious sun's life-giving ray,
The whiteness of the moon at even,
The flashing of the lightning free,
The whirling wind's tempestuous shocks,
The stable earth, the deep salt sea,
Around the old eternal rocks.

I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward,
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.

Against the demon snares of sin,
The vice that gives temptation force,
The natural lusts that war within,
The hostile men that mar my course;
Or few or many, far or nigh,
In every place and in all hours,
Against their fierce hostility,
I bind to me these holy powers.

Against all Satan's spells and wiles,
Against false words of heresy,
Against the knowledge that defiles,
Against the heart's idolatry,
Against the wizard's evil craft,
Against the death wound and the burning,
The choking wave and the poisoned shaft,
Protect me, Christ, till Thy returning.

Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity;
By invocation of the same.
The Three in One, and One in Three,
Of Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.

Farewell vain world, I'm going home!

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Farewell, vain world! I'm going home!

My savior smiles and bids me come,

And I don't care to stay here long!

Sweet angels beckon me away,

To sing God's praise in endless day,

And I don't care to stay here long!

(Chorus:)

Right up yonder, Christians, away up yonder,

O, yes my Lord, for I don't care to stay here long.


I'm glad that I am born to die,

From grief and woe my soul shall fly,

And I don't care to stay here long!

Bright angels shall convey me home,

Away to New Jerusalem,

And I don't care to stay here long!


(Chorus:)

Right up yonder, Christians, away up yonder,

O, yes my Lord, for I don't care to stay here long.


(Chorus:)

Right up yonder, Christians, away up yonder,

O, yes my Lord, for I don't care to stay here long.

Credo Domine- Official Hymn for the Year of Faith

This is the English translation of Credo Domine, the official hymn for the Year of Faith.


1. Pilgrims we, full of expectation,
searching in the darkness.
Lord, you come, revealing the Father,
You for us are Son of the Most High.
Credo Domine, credo!
With the saints who are walking with us,
O Lord, we ask:
Adauge, adauge nobis fidem!
Credo Domine, adauge nobis fidem! (continued after jump)

2. Pilgrims we, lost and despairing,
what bread for our journey?
Lord, your Birth feeds us with your light,
You for us are the Morning Star.
Credo Domine, credo!
With Mary, the first of all believers,
O Lord, we pray:
Adauge, adauge nobis fidem!
Credo Domine, adauge nobis fidem!

3. Pilgrims we, broken and exhausted,
our wounds open still.
Lord, you heal those who seek you in the desert
You for us are the hand that heals.
Credo Domine, credo!
With the poor who are yearning for help,
O Lord, we implore:
Adauge, adauge nobis fidem!
Credo Domine, adauge nobis fidem!

4. Pilgrims we, your cross on our shoulders,
we follow in your footsteps.
You arise in the morning of Easter,
You for us are life everlasting.
Credo Domine, credo!
With the humble who wish to be born anew,
O Lord, we plead:
Adauge, adauge nobis fidem!
Credo Domine, adauge nobis fidem!

5. Pilgrims we, gathered by your call
for each new Pentecost.
You recreate the breath of the Spirit,
You for us are the Word of the future.
Credo Domine, credo!
With the Church which proclaims your Gospel,
O Lord, we invoke:
Adauge, adauge nobis fidem!
Credo Domine, adauge nobis fidem!

6. Pilgrims we, thankful and united
each day that you give.
Lord, you guide us on the pathway of life
You for us are the hope of salvation.
Credo Domine, credo!
With the world where your kingdom is among us,
O Lord, we cry:
Adauge, adauge nobis fidem!
Credo Domine, adauge nobis fidem!