The words for today’s song are adapted from a well-known prayer by St. Francis of Assisi. There are several recordings by various artists; the one I love is from The Canadian Tenors holiday album The Perfect Gift. Their harmonies send shivers, in the best way. Whether the original prayer or this more contemporary adaptation, the words are beautiful and inspiring.
Instrument of Peace, The Canadian Tenors
Where there is hatred, let me bring love
Where there is doubt, let me bring faith
Where there is falsehood, let me bring truth
Where there is pain, I’ll comfort you
Where there is silence, let me sing praise
Where there’s despair, let me bring hope
Where there is blindness, let me bring sight
Where there is darkness, let me bring light
And with these words I speak
Grant that I may not seek
To be heard but to hear
To be consoled but to console,
Not to be seen, but to see
To be loved but to love
For when we give love we will receive
When we forgive love, we’ll find reprieve
It is in dying we’ll be released
Make me an instrument of peace
