English Hymns for St. Francis

PLTT

Any hymns in English (not Latin, although translated hymns are fine) that could be sung for St. Francis of Assisi, that is NOT Canticle of Creation, or Make me a channel of your peace?

I'd like to draw attention to some other aspects of Francis - maybe love of the Cross, or his Eucharistic-Marian piety.....

NihilNominis

There is the traditional Franciscan Ultima in mortis hora, which is given in English in the St Michael Hymnal, 4th Edition.

MarkB

Since I have the new Divine Office Hymnal, I looked in it. For the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, it has an English hymn: "With Radiant Glory Francis Shines".

You can find it on p. 7 here:
https://fdlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FDLC_2022_Worship_Aid.pdf

davido

Please see this older forum discussion: https://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/12873/translator-francisce-christi-signifer#Item_11

oldhymns

There are actually quite a few hymns to St. Francis of Assisi. I am attaching six of them that I have scanned for you. The first comes from Tozer's Catholic Church Hymnal, 1905. The remaining five are from a more obscure hymnal: St. Francis Hymnal, published by the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement at Graymoor, Garrison, NY. This excellent hymnal consists of 679 pages and was published by the Sisters in 1925. I hope you find something useful among these hymns! (Since it was on the same scan of the last hymn, there is a hymn to St. John the Baptist also included. His feast day is a long way off now, but maybe it can be used in Advent).

tomjaw

Plenty here from the Franciscans including ones mentioning the Cross

https://archive.org/details/cantuale-romano-seraphicum/page/156/mode/2up

I have metrical translations of the Dominican Hymns, I don't think I have seen Translations of the Franciscan hymns. Although we have talented people here that may be interested.

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