04/28/2023 – “Agnus Dei” – sung by Vials Radiokoor (Flemish Radio Choir) / Marcus Creed – Conductor / 2015 – Brussels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRL447oDId4_
7 minutes – transcendentally sublime, Soli Deo Gloria!
In the Roman Catholic mass, a singing of “Agnus Dei”, “Lamb of God” in Latin, goes back to the 7th century. As a boy , in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church, here was our liturgical response on communion Sunday:
“Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us Your peace, grant us Your peace.”
In John 1:29, John the Baptist proclaims to the multitude at the approach of Jesus: “Behold! , the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” And he repeats it again in verse 36 , the next day.
Enjoy! Can you envision hearing the angels sing this as you approach the gate?