The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, Chorus: CANTICLE OF THE SUN The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, and all cre-a-tion is shouting for joy. Come, dance-in-the forest, come, play-in-the field, and sing, sing-to-the glory of the Lord.

Praise for the sun, the bring--er of day, Verse 1: CANTICLE OF THE SUN Praise for the sun, the bring--er of day, he car-ries the light of the Lord in his rays; the moon and the stars who light up the way un-to your throne.

The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, Chorus: CANTICLE OF THE SUN The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, and all cre-a-tion is shouting for joy. Come, dance-in-the forest, come, play-in-the field, and sing, sing-to-the glory of the Lord.

Praise for the wind that blows through the trees, Verse 2: CANTICLE OF THE SUN Praise for the wind that blows through the trees, the seas' migh-ty storms, the gen-tl-est breeze; they blow where they will, they blow where they please to please the Lord.

The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, Chorus: CANTICLE OF THE SUN The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, and all cre-a-tion is shouting for joy. Come, dance-in-the forest, come, play-in-the field, and sing, sing-to-the glory of the Lord.

Praise for the rain that wa-ters our fields, Verse 3: CANTICLE OF THE SUN Praise for the rain that wa-ters our fields, and bless-es our crops so all the earth yields; from death un-to life her mys-t’ry re-vealed springs forth in joy.

The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, Chorus: CANTICLE OF THE SUN The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, and all cre-a-tion is shouting for joy. Come, dance-in-the forest, come, play-in-the field, and sing, sing-to-the glory of the Lord.

Praise for the fire who gives us his light, Verse 4: CANTICLE OF THE SUN Praise for the fire who gives us his light, the warmth of the sun to bright-en our night; he danc-es with joy, his spi-rit so bright, he sings of you.

The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, Chorus: CANTICLE OF THE SUN The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, and all cre-a-tion is shouting for joy. Come, dance-in-the forest, come, play-in-the field, and sing, sing-to-the glory of the Lord.

Praise for the earth who makes life to grow, Verse 5: CANTICLE OF THE SUN Praise for the earth who makes life to grow, the crea-tures you made to let your life show; the flo-wers and trees that help us to know the heart of love.

The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, Chorus: CANTICLE OF THE SUN The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, and all cre-a-tion is shouting for joy. Come, dance-in-the forest, come, play-in-the field, and sing, sing-to-the glory of the Lord.

Praise for our death that makes our life real, Verse 6: CANTICLE OF THE SUN Praise for our death that makes our life real, the know-ledge of loss that helps us to feel; the gift of your self, your pres-ence re-vealed to lead us home.

The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, Chorus: CANTICLE OF THE SUN The heavens-are telling-the glory of God, and all cre-a-tion is shouting for joy. Come, dance-in-the forest, come, play-in-the field, and sing, sing-to-the glory of the Lord.