õ nu ▁K õ rv its ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁composed ▁a ▁ 1 2 - part ▁A ▁c app ella ▁piece ▁for ▁mixed ▁cho ir ▁( SS A AT T BB ) ▁" The ▁Cant icle ▁of ▁the ▁Sun " ▁for ▁Southern ▁Chor ale ▁cho ir ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁Italian ▁pop ▁singer ▁J ovan otti ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁concert ▁in ▁Ass isi ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁simply ▁him ▁and ▁another ▁guitar ist ▁performing ▁" un pl ug ged " ▁style . ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁published ▁his ▁second ▁en cyc lic al ▁La ud ato ▁si ' ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁Cant icle ▁inspired ▁the ▁en cyc lic al ' s ▁title , ▁" P raise ▁be ▁to ▁you ," ▁and ▁was ▁quoted ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁paragraph , ▁" P raise ▁be ▁to ▁you , ▁Our ▁Lord , ▁through ▁our ▁Sister , ▁Mother ▁Earth , ▁who ▁sust ains ▁and ▁gover ns ▁us , ▁and ▁who ▁produces ▁various ▁f ruits , ▁with ▁colored ▁flowers ▁and ▁her bs ." ▁ ▁The ▁Irish ▁composer ▁Vincent ▁Kennedy ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Francis c ans ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁Cant icle ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁for ▁S op rano , ▁Har p ▁and ▁Trump et . ▁The ▁resulting ▁work ▁has ▁ 9 ▁songs ▁containing ▁the ▁complete ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Cant icle . ▁The ▁first ▁performance ▁took ▁place ▁in