Immutemur habitu

This setting of a Latin text by Jeffrey Quick begins by painting a solemn scene of repentance and supplication. The words implore God's mercy, asking for the remission of sins and describing a ritual of fasting and mourning before the Lord. The choir is SATB, and the text is drawn from a liturgical antiphon. The second part of the text continues this plea, with priests and levites weeping by the vestry and altar, crying out for God to spare his people and not to destroy those who call upon him. The music would ideally suit a penitential season, such as Lent, where the themes of contrition and divine clemency are central to the liturgy.