They knew you as a Franciscan friar,
And your wise words lit in them a fire;
You preached to the fish when men wouldn’t hear,
They leaped from the water, filled with good cheer;
Then some envious men poisoned your cup,
They stared, aghast, when you drank it all up;
Before you heretics always cower,
Since through you God shows His mighty power;
When we really feel we have lost our mind,
Your passionate prayers help us Jesus find.