Agnus Dei

Lamb of God

Barber, Samuel (1910–1981)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SSAATTBB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Function/Language(s):
Latin

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Sacred Paschal Triduum → Friday of the Passion of the Lord

Publication Information:
G. Schirmer — 11486 (1939, 1967)

Text Information:
Reference: From the Ordinary of the Mass
Source: Roman Missal

Lyrics:

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona nobis pacem.

English translation:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
grant us peace.

Notes: SATB with divisi in all parts and soprano solo [optional]. Op. 11, Adagio for Strings, transcribed for mixed choir. Text from the Ordinary of the Mass, but too long for typical use in that context. Useful as a motet, however.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Nov 18, 2021 Last updated: Jan 16, 2022