▁poet ▁Robert ▁La x ▁titled ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁poem ▁" The ▁Circ us ▁of ▁the ▁Sun " ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁The ▁Cant icle . ▁ ▁Roy ▁Harris ▁( 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 7 9 ) ▁composed ▁a ▁setting ▁for ▁solo ists ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁ensemble ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁film , ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi , ▁the ▁actor ▁playing ▁Bro ther ▁Leo ▁begins ▁to ▁sing ▁the ▁cant icle ▁but ▁is ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁tears . ▁Francis ▁( B rad ford ▁D ill man ) ▁continues ▁proc laim ing , ▁not ▁singing , ▁the ▁rest . ▁ ▁S eth ▁B ingham ▁( 1 8 8 2 – 1 9 7 2 ) ▁made ▁a ▁setting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco ▁organ ist - compos er ▁Richard ▁Pur vis , ▁who ▁pres ided ▁at ▁Grace ▁C athedral , ▁wrote ▁a ▁St . ▁Francis ▁Su ite ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁ ▁which ▁featured ▁Cant icle ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁as ▁its ▁con cluding ▁movement . ▁ ▁A ▁modern ▁rend ition , ▁composed ▁by ▁pop ▁singer / compos er ▁Don ovan , ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁musical ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Saint ▁Francis , ▁Bro ther ▁Sun , ▁Sister ▁Moon . ▁ ▁Another ▁setting ▁of ▁the ▁Cant icle ▁of ▁the ▁Sun , ▁titled ▁Cant ico ▁del ▁sole ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁William ▁Wal ton ▁( 1 9 0