PARIS —JeanVanier, Canadian, Catholic, philosopher, theologian and humanitarian, whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in Canada and multiple other countries has died at 90.

A charity he founded, L’Arche, announced Vanier died Tuesday in Paris.

A visit to a psychiatric hospital prompted him to found L’Arche in 1964 as an alternative living environment where those with developmental disabilities could be full-fledged participants in the community instead of patients. it is now in 83 countries around the world.

The song LORD JESUS, OF YOU I WILL SING was composed in French by “Les petites soeurs de Jésus” (“The Little Sisters of Jesus”). It is a song that Jean Vanier loved very much which he asked to be sung during the Faith and Sharing retreats. It is used a lot at L’Arche.

We sing it this Sunday it as a tribute.