MAKE ME A CHANNEL
OF YOUR PEACE
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Time signature: 4/4
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Lyrics: Often attributed to Saint Francis
Music: Sebastian Temple (1967) |
ACCORDION (BUTTON) NOTATION
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Beats per bar = 4
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Inside row = Buttons 2 to 6 plus outside row o6*
Outside row = Buttons 2 to 6 plus o1 |
Verse 1 (of 3)
.4 .4 .4 | .4 .4 .4* .5 | ::4~ | ~:4 .r
Make me a chan-nel of your peace____
.2 | .4 .4 .4 .4 | .4 .4 .4* .5 | ::3*~ | ~:3* .r
Where there is hat-red, let me bring your love____
.2 | .4* .4* .4* .4* | .4* .4* .5 .5* | ::4*~ |~:4*
Where there is in - jur - y, your heal-ing power___
:2 | .4* .4* .4* .4* | :4 :3* | ::3~ | ~.:3
And where there’s doubt, true faith in you_____
Chorus:
.3 | .5* .5* .5* .5* | .5* .5* .6* .6 | ::5~ | ~:5 .r
O, Spir-it, grant that I may nev-er seek____
.2 | .4* .4* .4* .4* | .4* .4* .5 .5* | :4 :4* | :5
so much to be con - soled as to con - sole___
.3 .3 | .5* .5* .5* .r | .5* .5* .6* .6 | ::5~ | ~ :5
to be un-der-stood as to un-der - stand____
.4 .4 | :3* .3* .(o6*/o1) | .5* .5* .5 .(o6*/o1) | :5 :5* | ::6* |
to be loved as to love with all my soul______
.4 .4 .4 | .4 .4 .4* .5 | ::4~ | ~:4 .r
Make me a chan-nel of your peace____
.2 | .4 .4 .4 .4 | .4 .4 .4* .5 | ::3*~ | ~:3* .r
Where there is hat-red, let me bring your love____
.2 | .4* .4* .4* .4* | .4* .4* .5 .5* | ::4*~ |~:4*
Where there is in - jur - y, your heal-ing power___
:2 | .4* .4* .4* .4* | :4 :3* | ::3~ | ~.:3
And where there’s doubt, true faith in you_____
Chorus:
.3 | .5* .5* .5* .5* | .5* .5* .6* .6 | ::5~ | ~:5 .r
O, Spir-it, grant that I may nev-er seek____
.2 | .4* .4* .4* .4* | .4* .4* .5 .5* | :4 :4* | :5
so much to be con - soled as to con - sole___
.3 .3 | .5* .5* .5* .r | .5* .5* .6* .6 | ::5~ | ~ :5
to be un-der-stood as to un-der - stand____
.4 .4 | :3* .3* .(o6*/o1) | .5* .5* .5 .(o6*/o1) | :5 :5* | ::6* |
to be loved as to love with all my soul______
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Twelve videos in musical keys of: A=2 C=4 D=5 F=1
There are some small differences in lyrics & musical phrasing, and a variety in the ordering of verses & chorus.
There are some small differences in lyrics & musical phrasing, and a variety in the ordering of verses & chorus.
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Video 1, Key: A
Singer: Susan Boyle Posted by: Giulia Zarantonello Singing begins at time 0:33 The order: Verse 1, Chorus Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, Chorus Verse 2 |
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Video 2,
Key: A Singer: Sinead O'Connor Posted by: musicmaniac1982 The order: Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, Chorus |
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Video 3,
Key: C Artist: ? Posted by: Mark G The order: Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, Chorus Verse 1 |
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Verse 4, Key: C
Group: Choir, St. Francis De Sales Posted by: Sunday 7pm Ch... Recorded live by the Sunday 7pm Choir at St. Francis De Sales Church in Ajax, Ontario The order: Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, |
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Video 5,
Key: C Singer: Maria Robato Posted by: Maria Robato - Topic The order: Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, Chorus Verse 1 |
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Video 6,
Key: C Choir: Corpus Christi School (1975) Posted by: Paul Salipong The order: Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, Chorus Verse 1 |
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Video 7, Key: D
Group: Golden Ears Musicians Posted by: Golden Ears United Church Located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia The order: Verse 1, Chorus Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3 |
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Video 8,
Key: D Group: All Angels Posted by: Anton van Dijken Interesting harmonization throughout. The order: Verse 1, Chorus Verse 2, Chorus Ending: multiple "Make me channel..." |
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Video 9, Key: D
Group: Westminister Abbey Choir Posted by: Martin Baker - Topic At bottom of this page is an historical note which accompanied this youTube video. The order: Verse 1, Chorus Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, Chorus Verse 1 |
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Video 10, Key: D
Group: ? Posted by: Dutchforward Beautifully done! The order: Verse 1, Chorus Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3 |
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Video 11, Key: D
Group: Winsor Park United Church Posted by: WPUC Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba The order: Verse 1, Chorus Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3 |
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Video 12, Key: F
Singer: Friar Alessandro Posted by: Friar Alessandro - Topic The order: Verse 1, Chorus Verse 2, Chorus Verse 3, Chorus Verse 3 Ends with 1st line of verse. |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
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Make me a channel of your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me bring your love; Where there is injury, your healing power, And where there's doubt, true faith in you. Chorus: O, Spirit, 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. Make me a channel of your peace: it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, in giving to all that we receive, and in dying that we’re born to eternal life. |
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Background Links:
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Click HERE for additional wikipedia historical info about this hymn.
The following note is from the Martin Baker (Westminister Abbey Choir) youTube posting: "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace" is an adaptation by Sebastian Temple of a prayer attributed to St Francis of Assisi, but these words never appear in any of his writings. As far as we know, the first appearance of the prayer occurred in France in 1912 in a small spiritual magazine called La Clochette (The Little Bell), published in Paris by a Catholic association known as La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe, "The Holy Mass League,” founded by a French priest, Father Esther Bouquerel (1855-1923). The prayer bore the title of "A Beautiful Prayer to Say During the Mass” and was published anonymously. The author could possibly have been Father Bouquerel himself, but the identity of the author remains a mystery. The prayer was sent in French to Pope Benedict XV in 1915. This was soon followed by its 1916 appearance, in Italian, in the Osservatore Romano. Around 1920, the prayer was printed by a French Franciscan priest on the back of an image of St. Francis with the title “Priere pour la paix” ("Prayer for Peace”), but without attribution to the saint. Between the two world wars, the prayer circulated in Europe and was translated into English. One such translation appeared in 1936 in Living Courageously, a book by Kirby Page (1890-1957), a Disciples of Christ minister. Page attributed the text to St. Francis of Assisi. |