Today we look at the Thanksgiving hymn, All Creatures of Our God and King. And it seems, it seems that the basis of it is in Psalm 148 verses three through five. It says, praise him sun and moon, praise him all you shining stars, praise him you highest heavens and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord for he commanded and they were created. Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone, more commonly known as Saint Francis of Assisi, was born in 1181 in Assisi, Italy. He was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant, and he grew up in a life of affluence. Still, he was known for his charity toward the poor, something for which his father scolded him. Eventually, after a short career as a soldier, including a year which he spent as a captive, He returned home and began to voluntarily lead a life of poverty. He claimed to have seen a vision of Jesus Christ commanding him to restore the church and gave himself over to serving the poor, sick, and lonely. And when his father became angry and tried to persuade him, even going so far as beating him to give up his religious calling and take up the family trade, Francis renounced his father and his inheritance and became a beggar himself. He began roaming the Italian countryside, preaching God's word, always cheerful and full of song. Soon other young men joined him and they eventually became known as the Franciscan Order. They were known as lovers of nature. creator. In addition to his work as a preacher and advocate for the poor, Francis is regarded as the first Italian poet. He believed that commoners should be able to pray and sing in their own language and so he wrote in the vernacular rather than in Latin, and one of his greatest works of poetry is called The Canticle of the Sun, which he wrote in 1224, shortly before his death. This poem is the text for the hymn All Creatures of Our God and King. Take a listen as we hear the David Crowder Band sing All Creatures of Our God and King. Oh, could you choose a better king? Lift up your voice and let us sing Oh, the praise and Hallelujah! Thou burning sun with golden beams Thou silver moon with softer beams O praise Him! O praise Him! Hallelujah! Alleluia, Alleluia Thou art a she-man that art so strong Ye clouds and sand that are not long Will present Hallelujah The whole rising and falling praise with joy Hallelujah, Hallelujah Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son Heaven, praise the Spirit, three in one Oh, praise Heaven Oh, praise Heaven Hallelujah Hallelujah This way. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. hallelujah oh hallelujah hallelujah