(1 of 5) Canticles of St. Francis 

A meditation on the life and words of St. Francis of Assisi. Music composed by Richard Blackford, narration by Jeremy Irons. Bournemouth Orchestra and Symphony Chorus."III Canticle of Love I ", alas the first 2 canticles I do not have on video. Soloists Ying Huang, Bo Skovhus. Music available on CD. Amazon.com/music/mirror of perfection/ should bring up this work.
Texts by Saint Francis of Assisi.
Love of loves,
Why have you so wounded me?
My heart, torn from its dwelling
Is consumed with love.
It is on fire, it burns, it finds no resting place:
It cannot escape, because it is so chained:
It is consumed like wax in the fire;
Dying, it lives, its langour is sweet:
It prays for power to escape,
And finds itself in a furnace
Alas where will I be led
By this terrible faintness?
It is death to live like this:
Such is the stifling heat of this fire.