Sing
all fervently,
with joy and exultation,
divine praises to the Lord, Almighty Creator!
And come now, all!
Rejoice in the Lord!
Shout for joy to God, our Savior!
Call out to Him
and let us call to Him with joy in psalms with great exultation!
And therefore you, sons of men,
praise well the Lord of glory above all things,
extol Him and highly exalt Him!
And celebrate Him forever and ever,
that all honor and glory in the highest may be to God,
Almighty Creator,
and on earth peace to men of goodwill!
And take heed and look,
how many things the Father of mercy and God of all comfort has done for us!
For He has shown us mercy more than all others,
when He took our nature
in His most holy temple,
the most sacred womb of the Virgin, His Mother.
This peaceful King is very exalted, above all kings of the entire universe,
our Lord, our Creator,
Redeemer and Savior,
Counselor and our wonderful Lawgiver!
Therefore, sing now everyone
and with a learned voice with jubilation say with one voice and a pure heart,
peacefully and with sincere will, in the fervor of spirit,
with all devotion,
in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
sing divine praises in remembrance of love,
in the deepest love of the Only Begotten God
and His most honored Mother,
sweetest Mary!
Amen.
(Francis of Assisi /1182–1226/, excerpts from an unknown prayer
discovered in the National Historical Archive in Madrid and first published in 2022)
