possibly by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and possibly by Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182 - 1226)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Belle prière à faire pendant la Messe
Language: French (Français)
Seigneur, faites de moi un instrument de votre paix. Là où il y a de la haine, que je mette l'amour. Là où il y a l'offense, que je mette le pardon. Là où il y a la discorde, que je mette l'union. Là où il y a l'erreur, que je mette la vérité. Là où il y a le doute, que je mette la foi. Là où il y a le désespoir, que je mette l'espérance. Là où il y a les ténèbres, que je mette votre lumière. Là où il y a la tristesse, que je mette la joie. Ô Maître, que je ne cherche pas tant à être consolé qu'à consoler, à être compris qu'à comprendre, à être aimé qu'à aimer, car c'est en donnant qu'on reçoit, c'est en s'oubliant qu'on trouve, c'est en pardonnant qu'on est pardonné, c'est en mourant qu'on ressuscite à l'éternelle vie.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Belle prière à faire pendant la Messe", first published 1912
- possibly by Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182 - 1226), "Belle prière à faire pendant la Messe", first published 1912
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The Prayer of St. Francis See base text
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is error, truth; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, And it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen.
Note: there are many versions of this prayer.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949), "The Prayer of St. Francis", op. 193, copyright © 2009
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Prayer of Saint Francis"
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) possibly by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist and possibly by Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182 - 1226)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 105