Instrument of Peace
adapted from the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
[Giovanni Francesco Bernardone]
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
Instrument of Peace
by Canadian Tenors (2010)
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
Instrument of Peace
by Olivia Newton-John (2007) [adapted from the prayer of St.
Francis by Marc Jordan, Stephan Moccio, and Amy Sky]
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 so seek
To be heard but to hear
To be consoled but to console
Not to be seen but to see
Not 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
Instrument of Peace
by Faith Rivera (2005)
Where there is hatred
Let me sow love;
Where there is injury,
Your pardon Lord;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there's despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, ever joy.
Lord, make me
An instrument of Your peace,
Lord, make me
An instrument of peace.
O, Divine Master, source of light in all
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;
Lord, make me
An instrument of Your peace,
Lord, make me
An instrument of peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
by Sebastian Temple (1967)
Make me a channel of Your peace.
where there is hatred, let me bring Your love:
Where there is injury, Your pardon Lord;
And where there's doubt, true faith in You.
O Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there's despair in life, let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness, only light;
And where there's sadness, ever joy.
O Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
In giving to all men that we receive.
And in dying that we're born to eternal life.
Make Us Instruments of Thy Peace
by William Zeitler
Lord, make us instruments of Your peace,
Where there is hatred, let Your love increase
Lord, make us instruments of Your peace,
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace.
Where there is hatred, we will show His love
Where there is injury, we will never judge
Where there is striving, we will speak His peace
To the millions crying for release,
We will be His instruments of peace
Lord, make us instruments of Your peace,
Where there is hatred, let Your love increase
Lord, make us instruments of Your peace,
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are Your instruments of peace.
Where there is blindness, we will pray for sight
Where there is darkness, we will shine His light
Where there is sadness, we will bear their grief
To the millions crying for relief,
We will be Your instruments of peace.
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