All creatures of our God and King (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

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In English

(Posted 2019-11-23) CPDL #56025:

Editor: John Christensen (submitted 2019-11-23). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 69 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

(Posted 2007-11-22) CPDL #15500: (Sibelius 4)

Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2007-11-22). Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Tune only, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Edition from the Cyber Hymnal™
https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php?title=All_creatures_of_our_God_and_King_(Ralph_Vaughan_Williams)&action=edit

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: The text at the bottom of the "Sibelius 4" PDF is illegible --Bobnotts talk 02:30, 23 November 2007 (PST)

Arrangement

(Posted 2009-06-18) CPDL #19469:

Editor: J. Ashley Hall (submitted 2009-05-13). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 175 kB Copyright: Personal: Non-commercial use is permitted

Edition notes: Hymn-anthem. Arranged by J. Ashley Hall. See arranger's website.

In German

(Posted 2019-11-24) CPDL #56033:

Editor: John Christensen (submitted 2019-11-24). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 68 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Tune arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Portuguese text, "Fazei de hosanas"

(Posted 2023-10-09) CPDL #76160:

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-10-09). Score information: A4, 1 page, 43 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Vocal score.

(Posted 2023-05-22) CPDL #73858: Recording by São Paulo Schola Cantorum: (YouTube)

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-05-22). Score information: A4, 1 page, 91 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Restored melody. Tune arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

(Posted 2023-03-29) CPDL #73240: Score video: (YouTube)

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-03-29). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 80 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Modified melody of Brazilian hymnals. Voice and organ. Transposed up from C to D. Tune arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

(Posted 2021-10-28) CPDL #66411: JPG

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2021-10-28). Score information: A4, 1 page, 33 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Modified melody of Brazilian hymnals. In D. Voice score with chord notation. Tune arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

(Posted 2021-10-28) CPDL #66410: Score video: (YouTube)

Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2021-10-28). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 43 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Modified melody of Brazilian hymnals. Voice and organ score. In original C. Tune arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

General Information

Title: All creatures of our God and King
Composer: Friedrich Spee
Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Lyricist: Francis of Assisi

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn, Anthem Meter: 88. 44. 88 with alleluias

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard

First published: 1623 in Ausserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng, no copy exists
2nd published: 1625 in Catholische Kirchen Gesäng
3rd published: 1906 in The English Hymnal – arr. for four voices by Ralph Vaughan Williams, no. 519
4th published: 1939 in Cecília - in Portuguese translation, no. 62, p. 71
5th published: 1961 in Harpa de Sião - in Portuguese translation, Edition 4a, no. 34, p. 33
Description: Ralph Vaughan Williams' arrangement of Friederich Spee's Lasst uns erfreuen (1625 version) was published first in The English Hymnal in 1906, with words by Athelstan Riley, "Ye watchers and ye holy ones". However, this tune arrangement has become much more commonly associated with the translation-paraphrase of St. Francis of Assisi by William Draper, "All creatures of our God and King", first published in 1919.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Altissimu, omnipotente bon Signore and Ye watchers and ye holy ones.