LORD DO YOU WASH MY FEET?

"Lord Do You Wash My Feet?" is a poignant English chant composed specifically for the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. It accompanies the Mandatum, the deeply moving rite where the priest washes the feet of the faithful, mirroring Christ's actions in the Upper Room. The music captures the solemnity and intimacy of that moment, drawing the congregation directly into the biblical scene just before the Passion begins. For a choir, singing this piece while the washing takes place helps focus the entire church on the humility of Christ.

The piece opens with a narrative introduction setting the scene of the Last Supper, before moving into a conversational refrain and verses. The choir sings the exact dialogue between Jesus and Simon Peter, expressing Peter's initial shock and Christ's gentle but firm response: "If I do not wash your feet, you can have no part with me." The verses are set as a free rhythm chant, allowing the text to flow naturally like spoken conversation. This unhurried, chant-like delivery gives the singers room to emphasize the profound weight of the Lord's final command to serve one another.