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Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.
Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.
Approximate author period: c. 1204 AD · medieval
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- Francis of Assisi
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- Approximate author period: c. 1204 AD · medieval
Approximate author-period evidence for Francis of Assisi: life dates 1182 to 1226. Wikidata Q676555, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q676555 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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