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THE STIGMATA OF SAINT FRANCIS song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

the stigmata of Saint Francis
came to him in his darkest hour
the surest of the evidence
of God's infinite power

high atop Mount Alverna
in a fast of forty days
in honor of archangel Michael
deep in prayer and in praise

he saw a seraph with six wings
gleaming like heaven's own fire
crucified and flying higher
and his soul it did inspire

and after it had spoke to him
both joy and pain came open wide
with wounds on his hands and feet
and blood red stabbed upon his side

and such was his great suffering
the agony near made him blind
so Brother Leo led him down
because the path he could not find

and so by miracles we shall know him
Francis of Assisi
and his story shall live on
throughout all mankind's history

for holy men were born to take
our sins upon themselves
and save us from our own mistakes
when we have nothing else

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