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PRAISE OF CREATED THINGS by FRANCIS OF ASSISI

First Line: BE THOU PRAISED, MY LORD, WITH ALL THY CREATURES
Last Line: AND PRODUCES DIVERS FRUITS WITH COLORED FLOWERS, AND HERBS.
Subject(s): ANIMALS; EARTH; MOON; PLANTS; SUN; WORLD; PLANTING; PLANTERS;
Be thou praised, my Lord, with all Thy creatures,
Above all, Brother Sun, who gives the day and lightens us therewith.
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor,
Of Thee, most High, he bears similtude.

Be Thou praised, my Lord, of Sister Moon and the stars,
In the heaven hast Thou formed them,
Clear and precious and comely.

Be Thou praised, my Lord, of our Sister Mother Earth,
Which sustains and hath us in rule,
And produces divers fruits with colored flowers, and herbs.


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