Lord Have Mercy & Glory To God

This handwritten score brings together two foundational parts of the Mass—the Kyrie and the Gloria—set to music by the well-known Nigerian composer Jude Nnam. The "Lord Have Mercy" opens with a gentle, reverent plea, creating a quiet moment of reflection for the Penitential Rite before the mood shifts entirely.

In the "Glory to God," the choir bursts into a bright, rhythmic refrain that lifts the congregation into praise. To make the long text of the Gloria easy for the assembly to follow, the verses are broken down into ten short, chanted lines. The choir leads the verses—moving from praising the Father to asking for the mercy of the Son—before everyone joins back in on the joyful chorus, ending with a final, resounding Amen.