I’m way out of my depth with these songs for the Divine Office but I have enjoyed looking at them anyway.
This one is for Sunday Morning Prayer Psalmody. Isn’t everyone just at Mass? It appears it can be sung in thanksgiving after Mass. The canticle is based on Daniel 3. The antiphon is from The Divine Office:
Worship the maker of heaven and earth and the seas an ev’ry spring of water.
This version has a tune for the antiphon by Paul Taylor and the canticle (18 verses mind you) by A. Gregory Murray.
This is the usual text for the canticle and this version just puts “and you” at the beginning of each line and varies things a little, but you’ll get the idea. I doubt it is usually sung to a string band, but here it is.
Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord.
You heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord.
All you hosts of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
Every shower and dew, bless the Lord.
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
Cold and chill, bless the Lord.
Dew and rain, bless the Lord.
Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
Nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
Let the earth bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Mountains and hills, bless the Lord.
Everything growing from the earth, bless the Lord.
You springs, bless the Lord.
Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of the air, bless the Lord.
All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the Lord.
You sons of men, bless the Lord.
Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.