[Choir] agnus dei

[Richard Riley]

Thank you, Kairn, both for your identification of a good resouce to learn a
piece and for your sharing your meaningful perspective on what Christian
texts can mean to a Unitarian.

Dick

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Kairn Kelley via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> I stumbled on excellent training videos for Sunday’s Haydn! (Soprano link
> below, but there’s alto, tenor, and bass links if you go to the page).
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9F43SRmVQA
>
> On a related note, I recently I talked with a friend who stopped singing
> with a group because the Christian words chafed against her belief system.
> I was sad to hear it, especially since most sacred music speaks to me
> deeply when I get to the heart of it. For example, I offer to you a literal
> and a metaphorical translation of the words for Agnus Dei.
>
> > Latin:
> Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
> miserere nobis.
> dona nobis pacem.
>
> > English (Literal):
> Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
> have mercy upon us.
> grant us peace.
>
> > English (what it means to me when I am singing it)
> Most gentle person, who is willing to sacrifice Self for the benefit of
> others,
> Show us compassion,
> May we find Peace.
>
> Kairn
>
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