▁Pra ise ▁and ▁bless ▁my ▁Lord , ▁ ▁and ▁give ▁Him ▁thanks ▁ ▁and ▁serve ▁Him ▁with ▁great ▁hum ility . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁versions ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁best - known ▁version ▁in ▁English ▁is ▁the ▁h ymn ▁" All ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁Our ▁God ▁and ▁King ", ▁which ▁contains ▁a ▁par ap hr ase ▁of ▁Saint ▁Francis ' ▁song ▁by ▁William ▁H . ▁Dra per ▁( 1 8 5 5 – 1 9 3 3 ). ▁Dra per ▁set ▁the ▁words ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁German ▁h ymn ▁t une ▁" L as st ▁uns ▁er fre uen ", ▁for ▁use ▁at ▁a ▁children ' s ▁cho ir ▁festival ▁som etime ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Franz ▁Lis zt ▁( 1 8 1 1 – 1 8 8 6 ) ▁composed ▁several ▁pieces ▁titled ▁" C ant ico ▁del ▁sol ▁di ▁Francesco ▁d ' Ass isi ", ▁with ▁versions ▁for ▁solo ▁piano , ▁organ , ▁and ▁or chestra , ▁composed ▁or ▁arranged ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁Hermann ▁S uter ▁composed ▁an ▁or atorio ▁Le ▁La udi ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ▁words , ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁composer ▁Amy ▁Beach ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 4 4 ) ▁set ▁the ▁Cant icle ▁to ▁music ▁for ▁organ ▁or ▁or chestra , ▁cho ir , ▁and ▁solo ▁vocal ▁quart et , ▁in