(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.

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[Strefanash]

are these collectively known as " The Mirror of Perfection"? I just discovered the canticle of peace today on the local classical radion station. listed as the last movement of the Mirror of Perfection, I was overcome and keen to find the rest of them.

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please advise

[blatttman]

@Strefanash Yes, available on amazon.

[ArethusaArose]

I've been searching for this for years remembering only snatches of the documentary after having watched it on TV many years ago. Now, at last, I've found it! Many, many thanks for posting this! :)

[Curatica]

This is a wonderful film!

[BrendaBarotti]

There is a Novello vocal score NOV. 078548 and a recording from Sony Classical (SK 60285) Great music!

[ramoncanle]

Does anybody know where can I get the score and/or the complete recording of this oratorio? It's very important for me...