Peace prayer - St. Francis of Assisi & John Foley

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 25 February 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

1. LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".
FIND HATE GROW, ME PLANT YOUR L-O-V-E.
FIND PAIN, LORD, YOUR PARDON MY SWORD.
LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".

2. LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE, TEACH"each".
FIND DOUBT AND FEAR, ME PLANT YOUR FAITH.
HERE WORLD SAD, GIFT-TO-me ME HOPE SHARE.
LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".

3. LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".
FIND SADNESS HERE, ME PLANT YOUR JOY.
HAPPEN DARK'gradually', PRAY++ YOUR LIGHT CAUSE OUR FEAR DISSOLVE.
LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".

4. LORD, PRAY++ HELP-me ME GO-TOWARDS-GOAL AND SHARE:
MY COMFORT SET-ASIDE, BETTER COMFORT OTHERS.
OTHERS UNDERSTAND ME SET-ASIDE, TRY UNDERSTAND YOUR GOOD THINGS.
LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".

5. LORD, PRAY++ HELP-me ME GO-TOWARDS-GOAL AND SHARE:
WORRY OTHERS LOVE ME SET-ASIDE, BETTER LOVE THEM FREE.
LOVE REPRESENT YOU, LIKE YOU LOVE ME.
LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".

6. LORD, PRAY++ HELP-me ME GO-TOWARDS-GOAL AND SHARE:
ME SHOULD FORGIVE LIKE YOU FORGIVE ME.
HAPPEN ME DIE YOUR FRIEND, LIVE FOREVER CAN.
LORD YOUR PEACE, ME WANT MIND-ACQUIRE TEACH"each".


Notes: ME - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

MIND-ACQUIRE - (2h)[5] are held at forehead level and close to (2h)[O^], like the movement in learn, landing on the forehead.

PLANT - [O^], PO down, FO away, moves away while closing to an [A] perpendicular to the chest.

PARDON - Sign EXCUSE, switch dominance and sign EXCUSE again.

SWORD - (2h)[S], NDH acts as scabbard (sword holder) and DH pulls out sword.

DOUBT - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, alt. ascend and descend.

FEAR - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held far from body and move back to body in a wavy pattern.

FAITH - Like THINK TRUST but with elevated hands and eyes to show the trust is spiritual.

GIFT-TO-me - (2h)[X], POs ><, FOs up, hands alt. flip thumb sides > signer.

SADNESS - SAD+.

JOY - (1) alt.HAPPY. (2) EXCITED. (3) J-EXCITED.

DARK'gradually' - (2h)[B], POs over shoulder, FOs up, slowly cross but with tiny stops and starts.

LIGHT - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, open to (2h)[5], while separating. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Light - 1.

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

GO-TOWARDS-GOAL - like the sign GOAL but the DH moves in a vertical circle while going towards the goal to show a constant process.

COMFORT - Like COMFORTABLE but signed more slowly.

OTHERS - [A dot], PO > NDS, FO away, twists while moving in a horizontal circle.

SET-ASIDE - (2h)[B], POs > DS, with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that is pushed to one side.

Lyrics:

1. Lord, make me a means of Your peace.
Where there's hatred grown, let me sow Your love.
Where there's injury, Lord, let forgiveness be my sword.
Lord,make me a means of Your peace.

2. Lord, make me a means of Your peace.
Where there's doubt and fear, let me sow Your faith.
In this world's despair, give me hope in You to share.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.

3. Lord, make me a means of your peace.
When there's sadness here, let me sow Your joy.
When the darkness nears, may Your light dispel our fears.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.

4. Lord, grant me to seek and to share:
less to be consoled than to help console,
less be understood than to understand your good.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.

5. Lord, grant me to seek and to share:
to receive love less than to give love free,
just to give in Thee, just receiving from Your tree.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.

6. Lord, grant me to seek and to share:
to forgive in Thee, You've forgive me;
for to die in Thee is eternal life to me.
Lord, make me a means of Your peace.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a musical setting of these lyrics (without words), go to The ABCs faith MIDI collection and click on "PEACE PRAYER the Prayer of St. Francis".

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