All Creatures of Our God and King in Tonic Solfa
All Creatures of Our God and King in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 8 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- d (D)
- Range
- d to d' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- LASST UNS ERFREUEN
- Words
- Francis of Assisi, William Henry Draper
- Music
- From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN (From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623); words by Francis of Assisi (1181–1226); translated by William Henry Draper (1855–1933). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dAll--- | dcrea--rtures-mof-dour-mGod-fand- | sKing-------dLift--- |
| dup-ryour-mvoice-dand-mwith-fus- | ssing,-------d'A--tlle-- |
| llu----sia!---d'A--tlle-- | llu----sia!---d'Thou--- |
| d'burn--sing-ssun-fwith-mgol--fden- | sbeam,-------d'Thou--- |
| d'sil--sver-smoon-fwith-msoft--fer- | sgleam!-------fO-m_- |
| rpraise---dHim!---fO-m_- | rpraise---dHim!---d'A--tlle-- |
| llu----sia!---d'A--tlle-- | llu----sia!---fA--mlle-- |
| rlu------------ | dia!------- |
The solfa line by line
The same solfa as plain text, a line of the hymn at a time, with the words of the first verse under it — easy to copy into your own notes or a WhatsApp message to the choir.
Doh is D · 6/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
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!
Refrain
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!
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.
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.
And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part,
O sing ye! Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and on Him cast your care!
And thou most kind and gentle Death,
Waiting to hush our latest breath,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou leadest home the child of God,
And Christ our Lord the way hath trod.
D 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!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum D and sing d r m f s up from it, so the whole choir has the key in their ears before you start.
- Pitch the first note. The tune starts on d (D), on the word “All”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 6/4 means six crotchet beats (two dotted minims) in each bar. In the grid every cell is half a crotchet: a dash (–) holds the note before it, and _ is a rest.
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l t. A comma after a note (s,) is the octave below; an apostrophe (d') is the octave above.
New to solfa? Read how to read Tonic Solfa and how to find the doh of a song.
About the hymn
The words are by Francis of Assisi, first published in 1225. The English translation is by William Henry Draper (1919). The tune, LASST UNS ERFREUEN, is from Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623. This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1225): Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
- Translated (1919): William Henry Draper (1855–1933)
- Melody (1623): From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN (From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623); words by Francis of Assisi (1181–1226); translated by William Henry Draper (1855–1933). The Open Hymnal Project publishes this hymn as public domain; NoteFusion's engine wrote the solfa from its notes. The melody has not yet been checked against a printed hymn book.
Sung to the same tune: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing.
Questions about All Creatures of Our God and King
What is the doh of All Creatures of Our God and King?
In this version, in D major, doh is D. If your choir sings it in another key, doh moves to the new key note and every solfa syllable stays the same — that is what movable doh means.
What note does All Creatures of Our God and King start on?
It starts on d (D in D major), a pickup on the word “All” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is All Creatures of Our God and King in the public domain?
Yes. Francis of Assisi died in 1226, William Henry Draper died in 1933; the words were first published in 1919 and the music in 1623. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in Nigeria, the UK, the EU and the United States. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.