All Creatures of Our God and King - wikipedia All Creatures of Our God and King `` All Creatures of Our God and King '' is an English Christian Easter hymn by William Henry Draper, based on a poem by St Francis of Assisi. It was first published in a hymn book in 1919. Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 3 References 4 External links History The words of the hymn were initially written by St Francis of Assisi in 1225 in the Canticle of the Sun poem, which was based on Psalm 148. The words were translated into English by William Draper, who at the time was rector of a Church of England parish church at Adel near Leeds. Draper paraphrased the words of the Canticle and set them to music. It is not known when Draper first wrote the hymn but it was between 1899 and 1919. Draper wrote it for his church 's children 's Whitsun festival celebrations and it was later published in 1919 in the Public School Hymn Book. The hymn is currently used in 179 different hymn books. The words written by St Francis are some of the oldest used in hymns after `` Father We Praise Thee '', written in 580 AD. Like `` Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones '', Draper 's text is usually set to the tune of `` Lasst uns erfreuen '', a German Easter hymn published by Friedrich Spee in 1623 in his book Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng. This tune became widespread in English hymn books starting with a 1906 arrangement by Ralph Vaughan Williams. John Rutter also wrote a piece of music for the hymn. Despite the hymn being initially written by Draper for Whitsun ( the Anglican and English designation for Pentecost ), it is mostly used in the earlier weeks of the Easter season. In popular culture In the United Kingdom, the hymn was prominently featured in the pilot episode of the comedy programme Mr. Bean, where the title character sings `` All Creatures of Our God and King '' in church, but forgets the lyrics, focusing on the `` Alleluia '' part of the hymn. In the United States, it was covered by the David Crowder Band on the album Can You Hear Us ? in 2002. References ^ Jump up to : `` All Creatures of Our God and King ''. Cyber Hymnal. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 13. ^ Jump up to : `` All Creatures of our God and King ''. Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 13. Jump up ^ `` All Creatures of Our God and King ( MHB 28 ) ''. The Christian Sentinel. 2010 - 06 - 01. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 13. ^ Jump up to : Osbeck, Kenneth W. ( 1982 ). 101 Hymn Stories ( reprint ed. ). Kregel Publications. p. 20. ISBN 0825434165. Jump up ^ Pascall, Wayne ( 2009 ). Understanding the Hymns We Sing. Wayne Pascall. p. 8. ISBN 144862651X. Jump up ^ `` Friedrich Spee : der Reformer der Poesie und die Revolution des katholischen Kirchengesangs ''. H - Soz - u-Kult. 2007. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Lasst uns erfreuen ''. Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 27. Jump up ^ Chalice Press ( 2003 ). Chalice Hymnal. Chalice Press. p. 49. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8272 - 8035 - 9. Jump up ^ `` VocalEssence Ensemble Singers celebrate the music of John Rutter at Central Lutheran Church ''. Twin Cities Daily Planet. 2014 - 03 - 24. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 27. Jump up ^ Bartlett, David ( 2009 ). Feasting on the Word : Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, Volume 6. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 460. ISBN 0664231012. Jump up ^ `` Mr. Bean ''. Mr. Bean. Series 1. Episode 1. 1 February 1990. 22 : 55 minutes in. ITV. ITV1. Jump up ^ `` David Crowder Band, `` Can You Hear Us ? '' Review ``. Jesus Freak Hideout. 2002 - 02 - 26. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 13. External links Laßt uns erfreuen herzlich sehr text and music Comparison to Other Faith Alive Products liftupyourheartshymnal.org Francis of Assisi Organisations Order of Friars Minor ( Custody of the Holy Land ) Order of Saint Clare Secular Franciscan Order Literature Little Flowers of St. Francis Visual art Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence ( Caravaggio ) Saint Francis in Meditation ( Caravaggio ) Saint Francis in Prayer ( Caravaggio ) Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy ( Caravaggio ) Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata ( Giotto ) Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata ( van Eyck ) St. Francis in Ecstasy ( Bellini ) Music `` All Creatures of Our God and King '' `` Canticle of the Sun '' `` The Canticle of the Sun '' ( Sowerby ) Le Laudi Légende No. 1 ( Liszt ) Stage Saint François d'Assise ( 1983 Messiaen opera ) Samstag aus Licht ( 1983 Stockhausen opera ) Nobilissima Visione ( ballet ) Films The Flowers of St. Francis ( 1950 ) Francis of Assisi ( 1961 ) Brother Sun, Sister Moon ( 1972 ) Francesco ( 1989 ) Related Pranchiyettan & the Saint Madonna of Foligno Wolf of Gubbio Discalced Prayer of Saint Francis Pope Francis Catholicism portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_Creatures_of_Our_God_and_King&oldid=800765753 '' Categories : English Christian hymns Easter hymns Francis of Assisi Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2017 Articles containing German - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikibooks Add links This page was last edited on 15 September 2017, at 14 : 49. 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Question: who wrote all creatures of our god and king
Answer: William Henry Draper