Sacred Music Sunday: Dona Nobis Pacem

Trudy

February 27, 2022
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I had planned to write a Lenten music post because Ash Wednesday is coming up this week. However, with the recent Russian attack on Ukraine, I felt the need to choose a different piece of sacred music for the week.

I first became acquainted with Dona Nobis Pacem when I was in college. Shortly after 9/11, the university choir was asked to perform it, so we learned it in a single rehearsal. It’s a simple and lovely tune with a text drawn from the Agnus Dei section of the mass. It translates to “grant us peace”.

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AdelaHope says:

February 27, 2022 at 1:19 pm

Grant us peace, indeed. Thank you for this, Trudy, it’s perfect

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Sara says:

February 27, 2022 at 1:48 pm

I remember first hearing this song years ago on MASH and have loved it ever since. It seems so appropriate now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3kN5uytxK4

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Kaylee McElroy says:

February 27, 2022 at 7:14 pm

One of my kids learned this song in school. I was thinking of it on the drive home from church today. So perfect for today.

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