Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace

Author (attributed to): St. Francis, of Assissi

St. Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, but nicknamed Francesco ("the Frenchman") by his father, 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares. Though he was never ordained to the Catholic priesthood, Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. Francis' father was Pietro di Bernardone, a prosperous silk merchant. Francis lived the high-spirited life typic… Go to person page >

Paraphraser: James Quinn

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First Line:	Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace
Original Language:	English
Author (attributed to):	St. Francis, of Assissi
Paraphraser:	James Quinn
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Source:	Prayer attr. to St. Francis (based on)
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1969, James Quinn, S.J., admin. OCP Publications

Year A, Epiphany season, Second Sunday
Related to Isaiah 49 (NPM)
Year A, Epiphany Season, Fourth Sunday
Related to Matthew 5 (NPM)
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 19 (24)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 9 (14)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 22 (27)

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Notes

The Prayer of Saint Francis is a Catholic Christian prayer. It is widely but erroneously attributed to the 13th-century saint Francis of Assisi. The prayer in its present form cannot be traced back further than 1912, when it was printed in Paris in French, in a small spiritual magazine called La Clochette (The Little Bell), published by La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe (The Holy Mass League). The author's name was not given, although it may have been the founder of La Ligue, Fr. Esther Bouquerel.

A professor at the University of Orleans in France, Dr. Christian Renoux, published a study of the prayer and its history in French in 2001 - (Renoux, Christian (2001). La prière pour la paix attribuée à saint François: une énigme à résoudre. Paris: Editions franciscaines.)

The prayer has been known in the United States since 1927 when its first known translation in English appeared in January of that year in the Quaker magazine Friends' Intelligencer (Philadelphia), where it was attributed to St. Francis of Assisi. Cardinal Francis Spellman and Senator Albert W. Hawkes distributed millions of copies of the prayer during and just after World War II.

Wikipedia, 11-14-2013

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Tune

O WALY WALY

O WALY WALY is a traditional English melody associated with the song "O Waly, Waly, gin love be bony," the words of which date back at least to Ramsay's Tea Table Miscellany (1724-1732), and as the setting for a folk ballad about Jamie Douglas. It is also well known in the Appalachian region of the…

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Arrangements

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Choral WITH LIFTED HANDS AND GRATEFUL HEARTS O Blessed Spring More Choral...
Instrumental Cello Solos for Worship (Arranged with Keyboard Accompaniment) The Breath of God Sing It Simply (25 Congregational Hymn Accompaniments for Piano, with opt. Guitar, Bass, and Handbells) More Instrumental...
Handbells O WALY WALY O Waly Waly - 3, 4, 5 octave version Ring the World Around (A Multicultural Celebration for 2 or 3 Octaves Handchimes or Handbells) More Handbells...

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Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Scripture	Date	Subject	Source
Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #717	Lord, make us servants of your peace	Lord, make us servants of your peace	O WALY WALY	James Quinn, SJ (1919-2010); St Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)	LM	Romans 12:9-18; 1 Corinthians 13:13; Galatians 5:16-26	2013	Justice and Peace \| ; Compassion \| ; Despair and Trouble \| ; Discipleship \| ; Doubt \| ; Heaven \| ; Kindness \| ; Love for Others \| ; Peace \| ; Reconciliation \| ; Self-offering \| ; Sharing and Caring \|
Catholic Book of Worship III #630	Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace	Lord, make us servants of your peace	O WALY WALY	James Quinn, b. 1919; St. Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226			1994	Christian Living \| ; Love \| ; Peace \| ; Sacraments/Rites \| Reconciliation
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #290	Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace	Lord, make us servants of Your peace	O WALY, WALY	James Quinn	LM		2010	The Church as Community \| Formation; Ministry \| ; Service \|	Based on a prayer attributed to Francis of Assisi
Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #527	Lord, make us servants of your peace	Lord, make us servants of your peace	O WALY WALY	James Quinn (b. 1919)	LM	1 Corinthians 13:13; 1 John 3:11; 1 John 3:16; Ephesians 4:29-31; Galatians 2:20-21; John 13:12-17; John 20:27-29; Mark 10:43-45; Matthew 5:38-48; Matthew 6:12-15; Romans 6:8; Romans 12:9-21	2005	Life in Christ \| Our Response to Christ - In Discipleship; Compassion \| ; Love \| for others; Peace \|
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #593	Lord, make us servants of your peace	Lord, make us servants of your peace	DICKINSON COLLEGE	James Quinn, b. 1919	LM		1985		Prayer att. to Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226 (based on)
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #904	Lord, Make Us Servants	Lord, make us servants of your peace	O WALY WALY	Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226; James Quinn, S.J., b. 1919	8.8.8.8	Mark 4:14; Galatians 6:7-8; Matthew 16:24-28; Matthew 25:31-46; Romans 12:9-21; Ephesians 4:1-3	2013	Elements of Worship \| Offering Our Prayers
Moravian Book of Worship #693	Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace	Lord, make us servants of your peace	DICKINSON COLLEGE	Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226; James Quinn	L.M.	Mark 4:14; 1 Corinthians 13; Galatians 6:1-10	1995	Peace and Justice \| ; Christian paradox \| ; Discipleship \| ; Peace--Of the world \|
Presbyterian Hymnal: hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs #374	Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace	Lord, make us servants of Your peace	DICKINSON COLLEGE	Francis of Assisi; James Quinn	LM	Mark 4:14; Galatians 6:7-8	1990	Dedication \|
Rejoice in God: the K. Lee Scott Hymnary #30	Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace	Lord, make us servants of your peace	YOUNG	James Quinn, S. J.	LM		2000	The Christian Life \|	Francis of Assis (after a prayer attr. to)
Sing! A New Creation #204	Lord, Make Us Servants	Lord, make us servants of your peace	O WALY WALY	James Quinn, b. 1919	LM		2002	Intercessory Prayers \|	Prayer attr. To Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) (after a)
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #676	God, Make Us Servants of Your Peace	God, make us servants of your peace	WINSCOTT	St. Francis of Assissi; James Quinn	8 8 8 8		1996	The Church in the World \| Commitment: Peace and Justice; Christian Experience \| ; Commitment \| ; Justice \| ; Peace (World) \| ; Reconciliation \|
Worship (4th ed.) #755	Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace	Lord, make us servants of your peace	O WALY WALY	James Quinn, SJ, 1919-2010	LM		2011	Humility \|	Based on a prayer attrib. to St. Francis of Assisi