Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace (Prayer of St. Francis) - Sinéad O’Connor, 1993

Sinéad O’Connor performs an a cappella version of the hymn ‘Make Me a Channel of Your Peace’.

To promote a fundraiser for the charity Cradle, which help children and refugees displaced from the Yugoslavian war, five celebrities agree to undergo a makeover.

‘Head to Toe’ presenter Pat O’Mahony is given the grunge look. Model and presenter Michelle Rocca sports a 1970s outfit. ‘Fair City’ actress Caroline Rothwell becomes an Italian 1950s starlet. Singer Sinéad O’Connor is transformed into a goddess and singer with The Dubliners Ronnie Drew is remodelled as a distinguished gentleman.

Despite her atypical attire, Sinéad O’Connor accepts the request to sing a song. Unaccompanied, she performs the hymn ‘Make me a Channel of Your Peace’. This is an adaptation of an anonymous text known as the ‘Prayer of Saint Francis’. The melody for this hymn was composed in 1967 by South African songwriter Sebastian Temple.

This episode of ‘The Late Late Show’ was broadcast on 26 March 1993. The presenter is Gay Byrne.

[joanndowers]

No instruments. Just pure Sinead. Absolutely beautiful. 🩷

[KellyODo]

Speaking as someone who went to Catholic school and sang this song many times as a child, this was chilling. Rest in peace to this angel.

[albanoginer]

Beautiful words by St Francis of Assisi. Rest in peace Sinead

[venusallure]

her voice was so perfect. Totally raw and unfiltered, but nevertheless sounded angelic and crystal clear!

[jamesbradshaw]

Nobody can sing an old Irish folk/rebel song like Sinead did and can, for all her wild ways she is a person of peace and the greatest kindness to others hurt and in needed

[VocalVirgo]

I’ve never seen this. Holy crap. I already knew that her pitch. It’s perfect. And I’ve always loved the tone of her voice. But my God, millions of people could not sound as good as her, even with the best engineers and the latest version of autotune, L O L. She really really had some thing.
Rest in peace.

[ME]

RIP to an incredibly talented, courageous, and dedicated human rights advocate.

[susanray]

Sinead was one of the rarest beauties in history. Makeup and wigs really detracted from her natural beauty. Nothing could detract from the beauty of her voice. Or the beauty of her soul.

[kabernat]

It will be a year since she’s been gone. You are missed and will always be loved.♥️♥️♥️♥️

[coffee]

Sing - "Anything at all, Sinead, that would be nice" - this is why I love the Irish.

[bryanwaldron]

😢I hope she has that Peace now! What a beautiful artist and great loss to all Irish people. Very sad but a truly Great

[BBBrowneyes-ycdl]

Thank you for being my example to lead by. Many many thanks for sharing your power. For validating my longing to be in absolute belief He doesn’t die, or leave me stranded. True love is real. Keep going forward, being kind giving back owning my complete helplessness to be anything on my own.

[entitlementkid]

“But I could have told you, Vincent, the world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.”
- Don McLean
“Vincent”

[fatbelly]

Never heard a more beautiful rendition of this

[ErikOosterwal]

2023-07-26 Rest in peace, Sinead. I hope you find the quiet rest you should have enjoyed in life.

[seandelap]

What an amazing voice she has truly beautiful whatever her struggles her vocal ability has always remained intact

[teamcrumb]

her beauty makes the makeup wig and dress look ridiculous, it all pales into insignificance when you regard the true and soulful gorgeousness that shines out of her. Oh love we won't forget you xx

[Talentedtadpole]

Thing is, she means every fucking word.

[karlschumaker]

This is a song that I have sung at church. It is truly excellent to hear the late Sinead O’Conner singing what is known as”The Prayer of St.Francis.”God Bless her soul forever!!!…Karl Schumaker 🙏🙏🙏

[patricialavallee]

She was not only gifted, but beautiful! May she RIP💐🌹☘️