Prayer of St. Francis

Composer: 
David Evan Thomas
Date Completed: 
January 2003
Premiere Date: 
September 28, 2008
Premiering Conductor: 
James Biery
Premiering Ensemble: 
Choir of Cathedral of St. Paul
Premiere Venue: 
Cathedral of St. Paul, MN
Audio Sample: 
Composer Notes: 

The recording submitted is conducted by the composer, who has completed the questions below.

Conductor Notes: 

I, the composer and conductor of the recording, own the (p) for the recording. DET
Recording funded by SUBITO, the quick advancement grant of the American Composers Forum.

 

Duration: 
3'
Language: 
English
Choral Voicing: 
SATB
Divisi: 
Soprano (minimal)
Alto (minimal)
Tenor (minimal)
Bass (minimal)
Solo requirement: 
N/A
Text Source: 
Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi
Text: 

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace;
where there is hatred let me sow love,
where there is injury, pardon,
where there is doubt, faith,
where there is despair, hope,
where there is darkness, light,
where there is sadness, joy,
O Gracious God, 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,
in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and in the dying to the human self
that we are born into the eternal Christ.

Significant Seasons or Days: 
Funerals and Memorial Services
Other
Significant Seasons or Days (other): 
General use
Keyboard accompaniment: 
N/A
Instruments: 
N/A
Contact for performance materials: 
Scoring notation: 
Standard notation
Score Sample: 
Difficulty Level: 
3