800-year old prayer

This is a special prayer that has always brought me comfort. With these words, I also created a banner for my first parish in the USA, Holy Spirit in New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY. These words were originally written in a prayer by St Richard of Chichester (1197-1253) and were incorporated in the 1971 ballad 'Day by Day', written by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak in the musical ‘Godspell.’ St Richard studied at the Dominican house in Orleans, and was ordained priest in 1243. A year later he was elected Bishop of Chichester, and preached at the Crusades, while clashing with King Henry III, who treated him very poorly, although he later recognized Richard as his Bishop.  The complete prayer is this: We thank you, Lord God, for all the benefits you have given us in your Son Jesus Christ, our most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, and for all the pains and insults he has borne for us; and we pray that, following the example of your saintly bishop Richard of Chichester, we may see Christ more clearly, love him more dearly, and follow him more nearly; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.