All Creatures of Our God

The words

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1. Adel

   The parish where Draper prepared the hymn as vicar.

2. Assisi

   The Italian town associated with him.

3. Brachel

   Peter von Brachel, their printer.

4. Canticle

   The song of praise by Francis behind the English hymn.

5. Cologne

   The city of those early tune collections.

6. Draper

   William Henry Draper, the English hymn’s adapter.

7. Fire

   The source of warmth and light in stanza three.

8. Moonlight

   The moon’s softer light in the same stanza.

9. Robinson

   Paschal Robinson, who translated the canticle into English.

10. Sabatier

    Paul Sabatier, who printed its Italian text.

11. Sunshine

    The sun’s golden light in the opening stanza.

12. Umbrian

    The regional Italian language of the canticle.

13. Water

    The flowing water addressed in stanza three.

14. Whitsuntide

    The church season of the children’s procession.

15. Wind

    The rushing wind addressed in stanza two.