亚西西的方济各（Francis of Assisi，1181/82-1226），以翁布里亚俗语（早期意大利语）写成. Explore “Lord of All Creation”: song information and official sources.
The glory of God · Creation and sovereignty
The source is Francis’s late Canticle of the Creatures, written around 1225 at San Damiano when he was nearly blind. It names sun, moon, wind, water, fire and earth, inviting each to praise. Psalm 148 does the same, moving from heaven to earth, angels to mountains and animals: “Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!” (Psalm 148:1), and “Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army!” (Psalm 148:2). Praise belongs to more than humans; we add our voice to creation’s chorus. Francis added the original’s final section naming death as a sister when gravely ill and near death. Draper’s English adaptation retains it, though some Chinese hymnals omit it. Treating the hymn simply as a celebration of nature loses that section.
Creation themes, Thanksgiving, harvest services and outdoor gatherings; teaching on Psalm 148.