Agnus

Well, this is really quite obscure, but there is a poem but James Wimsett Boulding called Agnus Dei in which there is a line "Lo, I saw thee stand amidst the opened heavens what time the lamb was smoking on the alter."

Lamb-entations Jen 2009

Chasteberry, (also known as Agnus castus) is effective for hot flashes and hormonal imbalances which cause mood swings and irritability,

unknown title 2008

Chasteberry, (also known as Agnus castus) is effective for hot flashes and hormonal imbalances which cause mood swings and irritability,

unknown title 2008

A very interesting exception is found in the masses of Gounod (quite naturally, in view of his training and polyphonic studies), which respect the triple symmetry of the text; and we find in his "Agnus" almost the primitive plainsong symmetry.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The litany concludes with the "Agnus", also amplified, "Agne dei, filius matris virginis Marie qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis Domine", etc.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

Again, the whole of the "Agnus" is divine, the repeated "miserere nobis," and the passage beginning at the "Dona nobis pacem," possessing that sweetness, tenderness and wonderful calm.

Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians John F. Runciman 1891

No. 83 of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal addresses the specific issue you raise: The supplication Agnus Dei, is, as a rule, sung by the choir or cantor with the congregation responding; or it is, at least, recited aloud.

Troping the Agnus Dei 2009

"It is not permitted to substitute other chants for those found in the Order of Mass, such as at the Agnus Dei."

Troping the Agnus Dei 2009

When the invocation Agnus Dei is repeated more than three times, it is meant to accompany the liturgical action of the celebrant with a prayerful chant.

Troping the Agnus Dei 2009

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Troping the Agnus Dei 2009