Bia K'I Nuru Ekpere Anyi

"Bịa K'ị Nụrụ Ekpere Anyị" is a gentle, earnest response piece written specifically for the Prayer of the Faithful. Composed by Okeke Charles, it serves as the congregation's sung petition after each intercession during the Mass. The words are a direct, heartfelt plea, asking God the Father to come and listen to the prayers of His people.

In the choir loft, this piece requires a prayerful, subdued approach rather than full-voiced projection. The staggered vocal entries—where the lower voices introduce the plea before the sopranos float in with "Chukwu bịa o bịa"—create a warm sense of a community lifting its voice together. It is short, repetitive, and deeply meditative, allowing the congregation to easily join in and anchor themselves in the solemnity of the Universal Prayer.