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SAINT FRANCIS IN HIS CELL song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

Francis the son of Pietro di Bernardone
remembered the sound of cannon
the only reason he was yet alive
was to be held for ransom

in 1201 he'd gone to Perugia
a soldier in the war with the Umbrians
captured in battle at Collestrada
now sat in a cell like a mausoleum

the only reason he was yet alive
after all of his comrades had fallen and died
was because of his wealth and family
and now his mind was filled with an agony

for he knew that his God was a God of peace
and though all of his life was privilege and war
his heart was something that could not accept
what every man told him his fate was for

and so began his conversion to holiness
for in the dark fortress as black as the night
that led him to become Saint Francis the blessed
and walked out of prison and into the light

but he tried to return to the ways of his past
but step by step he returned to the Lord
and took on himself the holiest task
to take up his cross and give up the sword

on the road to enlist in the army Brienne
he had a vision that turned him around
and surrendered himself to the hand of God
and to the serenity of what he had found

Saint Francis Saint Francis what did you learn?
what caused your heart to turn?
each of us have to suffer until
we learn to surrender to God's will

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