Poetry Corner | A Song of Creation

My dear friend Angela is visiting, and this morning we did the Book of Common Prayer's service of morning prayer. I have always loved this canticle, so I want to share it with you this January Sunday. 

A Song of Creation Benedicite, omnia opera Domini 

Invocation

O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.
O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

II The Cosmic Order

O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord;
O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord; * 
O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord;
O ye showers and dew, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord; * 
O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord;
O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye dews and frosts, bless ye the Lord; * 
O ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord;
O ye ice and snow, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord;
O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

III The Earth and its Creatures

O let the earth bless the Lord; *
O ye mountains and hills, bless ye the Lord;
O all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye wells, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye seas and floods, bless ye the Lord;
O ye whales and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord; * 
O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord;
O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

IV The People of God

O ye people of God, bless ye the Lord; *
O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord;
O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord; * 
O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord.
Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; * 
praise him and magnify him for ever.