EKWEM N'OTU CHINEKE (I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD)
Solfa Notation • Creed (I believe), Mass Settings, Hymns
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EKWEM N'OTU CHINEKE (I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD) by Okwy Tony Umeh (Rev. Fr.) — Lyrics
About EKWEM N'OTU CHINEKE (I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD)
This is a solemn and majestic setting of the Nicene Creed in Igbo, composed by Rev. Fr. Okwy Tony Umeh. The Creed is the great profession of faith sung or recited by the congregation after the homily on Sundays and major feast days.
The arrangement is designed to be highly participatory and deeply reverent. A cantor or a strong voice recites the articles of faith verse by verse, while the choir and congregation hum the melody underneath. At the end of each verse, the bass section leads the choir back into the powerful, unifying chorus: "E kwem n'otu Chineke" (I believe in one God). This call-and-response style keeps the long text of the Creed moving forward while allowing the whole church to join together in the central affirmation of their belief.