LAMB OF GOD

When the choir begins the Agnus Dei, the altar is being prepared for Communion. It is a moment that calls for a gentle, pleading reverence, and Johnpaul Chukwujekwu Okuwor's handwritten solfa setting captures exactly that mood.

The arrangement builds its prayer through repetition. In the soprano line, the petition "who take away the sins, the sins of the world" gives way to an earnest, echoing "have mercy on us, have mercy." For the third and final invocation, the melody shifts to a concluding plea for peace, layering the voices as they sing "grant us peace, grant us peace." It is a straightforward, heartfelt piece that helps the congregation focus their minds just before receiving the Eucharist.