Agnus Dei Lyrics & Chords By Benjamin Britten

Tenor:
One ever hangs where shelled roads part.
In this war He too lost a limb,
But His disciples hide apart;
And now the Soldiers bear with Him.

Chorus:
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.

Tenor:
Near Golgatha strolls many a priest,
And in their faces there is pride
That they were flesh-marked by the Beast
By whom the gentle Christ's denied.

Chorus:
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.

Tenor:
The scribes on all the people shove
and bawl allegiance to the state,

Chorus:
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi...

Tenor:
But they who love the greater love
Lay down their life; they do not hate.

Chorus:
...Dona eis requiem.

Tenor:
Dona nobis pacem.