Yes Brother Tony – This is the version I know and love well also.

he is watching over and he said he willl return someday love the lord

May the Lord Rest In Peace. Rip xxxtentacion

Great man of God, Champagnat shone with zeal,
Strove through his life his Master to reveal;
With him for guide, may we o’er sin prevail.
Praise be to Jesus and to his Mother

Inflamed with love of Mary, First Resource,
Living in God who gave his life its force,
To Crib and Cross he ever had recourse.
Praise be to Jesus and to his Mother

For Mary’s Son, this son of Lyons’ soil
Gave of himself for youth to pray and toil,
To work for Christ and to His Church be loyal.
Praise be to Jesus and to his Mother

“Be of one heart”, he urged in life and death;
“Give all to God, through our Good Mother blest.
“Love one another, take care of the least.”
Praise be to Jesus and to his Mother

So let these words of great Champagnat ring,
As with one voice we praise our God and King.
Marist sons and daughters let us sing:
Praise be to Jesus and to his Mother

Brother Tony (Placidus) Butler
Originally written 1964
New version 1998

I’m more familiar with that version as well Neil.

Although my memory has , in verse 2, ‘Gave of himself’.

I also believe that verses 3 and 4 were changed shortly after Marcellin was canonised in 1999. However I don’t recall verse 4 of the admins post at all.

Verse 1:
Identical to above

Verse 2:
Identical to above, except for the second line where “Gave up himself…” is replaced by “Gave up the world…”

Verses 3 & 4:
Entirely different –

Inflamed with Love of Mary, First Resource,
Living in God, who gave his life it’s force,
To Crib and Cross he ever had recourse,
Praise be to Jesus, and to His Mother.

“Be of one heart,” he urged in life and death,
“Be humble, chaste, obey with every breath”
“Work for Christ, but through His Mother blest.”
Praise be to Jesus, and to Hos Mother.

Many thanks, Tony.

Geoff