Laudate Dominum de caelis. All creatures are invited to praise their Creator. Alleluia.
[1] Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places.
[2] Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
[3] Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
[4] Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens
[5] Praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created.
[6] He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.
[7] Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps:
[8] Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds which fulfill his word:
[9] Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars:
[10] Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls:
[11] Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth:
[12] Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord:
[13] For his name alone is exalted.
[14] The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia.
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