Hi Stuffney,
I think Guest is right (Thanks Guest!) I believe some older versions use the word "shadow", but the word "channel" seems to be the more used today.
The words are by St. Francis of Assisi. The hymn was actually sung at Diana, Princess of Wales' funeral. You can find the lyrics here:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page258.asp
1.
Make me a channel of your peace:
where there is hatred let me bring your love,
where there is injury, your pardon, Lord,
and where there's doubt, true faith in you:
2.
O Master grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love with all my soul!
3.
Make me a channel of your peace:
where there's despair in life let me bring hope,
where there is darkness, only light,
and where there's sadness, ever joy:
4.
Make me a channel of your peace:
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
in giving of ourselves that we receive,
and in dying that we're born to eternal life.
5.
Make me a channel of your peace:
where there is hatred let me bring your love,
where there is injury, your pardon, Lord,
and where there's doubt, true faith in you.
Hope it helps. My prayers and my best wishes go out to you and your family in this difficult time.
God bless,
Steve