Sebastian Temple (1928–1997) nació en Sudáfrica, se trasladó a Londres y trabajó en la BBC. Se convirtió al catolicismo y dedicó mucho tiempo a componer música. Su "Oración de San Francisco", la más conocida, se tocó en el funeral de la Princesa Diana.
 

Acordes y letra  en español

DO                    mim                  lam 

Hazme instrumento de tu paz,

DO                          LA7                  re+SOL7  

donde haya odio lleve yo tu amor,

FA                                                          rem  

donde haya injuria, tu perdón, Señor,

FA                           DO SOL DO             

donde haya duda, fe en ti.

Hazme instrumento de tu paz,

que lleve tu esperanza por doquier,

donde haya oscuridad, lleve tu luz,

donde haya pena, tu gozo, Señor.

          FA                       SOL                DO+mim+lam

     Maestro, ayúdame a nunca buscar

          rem             SOL                    DO  SOL DO+7

     querer ser consolado, sino consolar,

           FA                      SOL                  DO+mim+lam

     ser comprendido, sino comprender,

                rem       RE   +7    SOL+RE+SOL+7

     ser amado, sino yo amar.

Hazme instrumento de tu paz,

es perdonando que nos das perdón,

es dando a todos que tú nos das,

y muriendo es que volvemos a nacer.

Maestro, ayúdame...

Hazme instrumento de tu paz.

chords and english word

DO                 mim                    lam  

Make me a channel of your peace:

DO                       LA7                                   rem+SOL7  

Where there is hatred, let me bring you love;

FA                                                            re  

Where there is injury, your healing pow'r,

FA                                                   DO SOL DO             

And where there's doubt, true faith in you.

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.

     FA                        SOL        DO+mim+lam

O Master, grant that I may never seek

     rem        SOL            DO         SOL DO+7

So much to be consolded as to console,

      FA                     SOL              DO+mim+lam

To be understood as to understand,

          rem     RE     +7          SOL+RE+SOL+7

To be loved as to love with all my soul .

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.

O Master...

Make me a channel of your peace.

accordi e parole in italiano

DO                 mim                  lam  

Fammi strumento di tua pace,

DO                       LA7                  rem+SOL7  

dove c'è l'odio fa che io porti Amore,

FA                                                     re  

dov'è l'offesa il tuo perdon, Signore,

FA                               DO SOL DO             

dov'è il dubbio solo fede in te.

Fammi strumento di tua pace,

dov'è disperazion faccia sperar,

ch'io porti luce dov'è buio ancor

e porti gioia dov'è triste un cuor.

          FA                 SOL                DO+mim+lam

     Signore, fa che io non cerchi mai

            rem                  SOL          DO  SOL DO+7

     per me conforto, quanto consolare,

             FA                 SOL     DO+mim+lam

     mai d'essere capito, ma capir,

                rem       RE   +7             SOL+RE+SOL+7

     mai amore per me, quanto amare.

Fammi strumento di tua pace,

sol perdonando perdonati siam,

solo donando tutto riceviam,

e sol morendo eterna vita abbiam.

   Signore, fa che io...

Fammi strumento di tua pace.